(1)
Read Richard
Fitz Gilbert
(paragraphs 12 and 13).
Write down a list
of the reasons why the Clare family were angry with William Rufus.
(2)
Read William
Rufus
(paragraphs 12, 13 and 14) Write down a list of the reasons why some
some people thought that the Clare family had arranged the death of
William Rufus.
(3)
Study sources S2 and S3. Do these writers believe that the Clare family
had arranged the death of William Rufus? What information do they
use to support their point of view?
Extension
Work
(4) Read William of Malmesbury's
account of the death of William
Rufus
(S3). Describe in your words
how William was killed. William
of Malmesbury was
not at Brockenhurst on 2nd August, 1100. How would he have found out
what happened when William Rufus was killed?
(5)
Imagine you have been asked by Robert
Curthose
to investigate William's
death. Who would you want to talk to? What questions would you ask
them?
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