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Events on Thursday 2 August 1100 1
1056 – 1100William II of England (1056-1100)Died 2 August 1100, aged 44William 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.