William II of England, king of England [William Rufus]

(1060 c.-1100)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: William II, King of England, 1056?-1100 DNB: William II [known as William Rufus] (c.1060-1100), king of England LBT ID: William2 VIAF ID: 70172250 LOC ID: n50024705	B/BAP: 1060 DIED: 1100-08-02
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The son of William the Conqueror whom he succeeded as king of England in 1087; he was killed in an archery accident.
REFERENCES TO William II of England, king of England [William Rufus]: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 2 June 1833 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Verse 1: p. 254a Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter IV 1806-08 Verse 1: p. 119a Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter III Found 2: ¶ 8 ¶ 9 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. X: 1832-33 Verse 1: p. 254a