EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 16 MIN

William Rufus's Death in the New Forest – Accident or Plot?

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

King William II (Rufus) died during a hunting trip in the New Forest in 1100. Contemporary chronicles describe an arrow striking his lung, but modern historians debate whether it was accidental or deliberate. The episode weighs evidence from chroniclers, political motives of his brother Henry and the knight Walter Tirel, and what the death meant for the succession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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