Project Gutenberg 2022-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 243 Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus) 1823 1892 Freeman, E. A. (Edward Augustus) Freeman, Edward Augustus The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2) The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry I, Volume 1 (of 2) $aUnited Kingdom :$bClarendon Press,$c1882. Carol Brown, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1" by Edward A. Freeman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the intricacies of the reign of William Rufus, exploring the profound implications of his rule on English constitutional history, the development of feudal society, and the ongoing tensions between English and Norman cultures. The book promises an in-depth examination of how the Norman conquest evolved during Rufus’s reign, laying a foundation for the later transformations in English governance and society. The opening of the work sets the stage for a thorough exploration of William Rufus’s character and the political landscape of his time. It highlights the duality of his reign—as both a culmination of the Norman conquest and a time of increasing English influence under Norman rule. The introduction suggests that Rufus's governance was marked by conflict not only with his Norman peers but also within the ecclesiastical realm, notably against figures like Anselm. Freeman outlines the complexities of medieval power dynamics, illustrating how Rufus's ascendancy brought about significant shifts in the relationships between monarchy, nobility, and the church, as well as expanding England's territorial ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/reignofwilliamr01free https://archive.org/details/reignofwilliamr02free 20181121163014freeman 1882 GB Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135 Great Britain -- History -- William II, Rufus, 1087-1100 William II, King of England, 1056?-1100 Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135 Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154 Normans -- Great Britain DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Royalty 2466092 2025-06-26T12:55:02.830566 text/html 2460507 2024-10-18T19:27:35 text/html 2057493 2025-06-26T12:55:39.774844 application/epub+zip 2087097 2025-06-26T12:55:09.654975 application/epub+zip 827098 2025-06-26T12:55:06.079461 application/epub+zip 2851226 2025-06-26T12:55:59.504764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2616025 2025-06-26T12:55:35.847835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1353024 2022-09-30T10:39:41.491966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1548483 2025-06-26T12:54:56.894486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1528281 2024-10-18T19:27:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18434 2025-06-26T12:56:00.085912 application/rdf+xml 6093 2025-06-26T12:55:06.563452 image/jpeg 1431 2025-06-26T12:55:06.327481 image/jpeg 2022595 2025-06-26T12:55:02.998496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia