HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Henry The Young King, Ranulf Flambard
3 Nov 2020
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The eldest son, robert, received the duchy of normandy; william ii, better known as. William rufus (1087 1100), became king of england; and young henry inherited a lump sum of money and a handful of grand estates. William rufus and henry easily outdid robert in cunning and ambition. Whereas robert"s greatest dream was to be a chivalrous knight par excellence and a faithful servant of the church, his younger brothers had eyes only for the acquisition of power. When robert in 1095 pawned his duchy to william in order to raise money for his participation in the first crusade (1095 1099), his days as an independent ruler were over. William quickly took advantage of robert"s long absence and put normandy under his autocratic control. Surviving accounts assure us that virtually all of william rufus" subjects hated him. The animosity resulted as much from a growing consciousness of the changes introduced into.
