King William II of England

LouisFerdinand · March 13, 2018, 06:59:25 PM

King William II was intent on treating the English Catholic Church as his personal fiefdom. He extracted from it as much revenue as he could. Was there not a church law that prevented extracting religious revenue for personal use?

LouisFerdinand · October 23, 2018, 11:18:44 PM

William II (1056-1100) was the son of King William I and Queen Matilda of England. He reigned 1087 to 1100.
In 1093 William II killed King Malcolm III of Scotland when Malcolm rebelled. Afterwards William maintained the Scottish kings as vassals. Then in 1097 he subjugated Wales.

LouisFerdinand · March 21, 2019, 07:17:27 PM

In 1096, about to embark on the First Crusade, Robert, Duke of Normandy mortgaged all of Normandy to King William II for 10,000 marks of silver. King William raised the money with a nationwide tax.

LouisFerdinand · May 02, 2019, 11:45:40 PM

King William II avoided appointing bishops and abbots in order to appropriate the Church's considerable revenues for the Crown. He claimed the revenues of three bishoprics and a dozen abbeys.

LouisFerdinand · January 10, 2020, 12:22:05 AM

King William II was shot and killed in the New Forest.
William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and Stock Photo: 57290108 - Alamy

LouisFerdinand · January 28, 2021, 11:28:15 PM

King William II was also de facto duke of Normandy as William III from 1096 to 1100.

LouisFerdinand · March 24, 2021, 07:34:05 PM

One reason why William II was given the much richer lands of England than his older brother Robert is that King William I was playing favorites. William II's brother Robert was rebelling against their father at the time of William the Conqueror's demise.