Timeline August 1100

Events in August 1100 3

• 1056 – 1100 William II of England (1056-1100) Died 2 August 1100, aged 44 William II, known as William Rufus, was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest, possibly by accident though some contemporaries suspected foul play. He was the third son of William the Conqueror and had ruled England since 1087. His sudden death without an obvious heir allowed his younger brother Henry to seize the throne within days.
• 1100 Bohemund I of Antioch captured by Danishmend Turks Crusader prince taken prisoner after a battle near Melitene Bohemund I, the Norman ruler of the Principality of Antioch, marched to relieve the besieged Armenian city of Melitene and was ambushed by the forces of the Danishmend Turkish emir Gazi Gumushtegin. He was captured and held prisoner for roughly three years, leaving his nephew Tancred to govern Antioch in his absence. His capture weakened Crusader control over the region.
• 1100 Henry I crowned King of England Issues the Charter of Liberties at his coronation Henry I was crowned at Westminster Abbey just days after his brother William II died in a hunting accident, moving quickly to secure the throne ahead of their elder brother Robert. On the same day he issued the Charter of Liberties, a document limiting royal power over the church and nobility that later influenced Magna Carta. The charter promised to end many of the harsh practices of his predecessor's reign.