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William II 1087-1100 AD
Following the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon council quickly offered the throne of England to the victor, Duke William of Normandy, who was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066. On his death in 1087, he was succeeded by his son, William II, otherwise known as William Rufus because of his red hair. When William II died in a hunting accident in the New Forest he left no direct heirs so his brother Henry became king and reigned for thirty-five years. Despite being twice married he only had two children. When his son and heir was drowned at sea in 1120 in a shipwreck crossing from France, he made his daughter Matilda his heir. However, following his death in 1135, the Council offered the throne to Stephen of Blois, Henry's nephew, condemning England to a protracted civil war. It was not until the death of Stephen's only son in 1153 that an agreement reached whereby Matilda's son, Henry of Anjou, would become king after Stephen. The following year Stephen died and, as agreed, was succeeded by Henry.
Following the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon council quickly offered the throne of England to the victor, Duke William of Normandy, who was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066. On his death in 1087, he was succeeded by his son, William II, otherwise known as William Rufus because of his red hair. When William II died in a hunting accident in the New Forest he left no direct heirs so his brother Henry became king and reigned for thirty-five years. Despite being twice married he only had two children. When his son and heir was drowned at sea in 1120 in a shipwreck crossing from France, he made his daughter Matilda his heir. However, following his death in 1135, the Council offered the throne to Stephen of Blois, Henry's nephew, condemning England to a protracted civil war. It was not until the death of Stephen's only son in 1153 that an agreement reached whereby Matilda's son, Henry of Anjou, would become king after Stephen. The following year Stephen died and, as agreed, was succeeded by Henry.
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