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100 1 _aFreeman, Edward A.
_q(Edward Augustus),
_d1823-1892
245 1 4 _aThe Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)
246 1 _aThe Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry I, Volume 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-02-21
508 _aCarol 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Clarendon Press, 1882
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- William II, Rufus, 1087-1100
653 _aWilliam II, King of England, 1056?-1100
653 _aHenry I, King of England, 1068-1135
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154
653 _aNormans -- Great Britain
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/reignofwilliamr01free https://archive.org/details/reignofwilliamr02free
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67458
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