William Rufus Contextual Evidence

Question 1

Not readmitted into the king’s favour following the 1088 rebellion, not dealt with fully successfully

Answer 1

Walter Giffard, Henry of Ferrers, Bernard of Neufmarché

Question 2

Rufus made them donate to Rochester Cathedral following their involvement in rebellion in 1088

Answer 2

Gilbert of Tombridge, Roger Bigod

Question 3

Exiled and lands stripped in 1088

Answer 3

Odo, Eustace of Bologne, Robert of Bellême

Question 4

Given Royal demesne

Answer 4

Henry of Beaumont - Earl of Warwick
William de Warenne - Earl of Surrey
Hugh of Avranches - Earl of Chester

Question 5

Repeat offenders in rebellion

Answer 5

William of Eu

Robert de Mowbray

Question 6

Imprisoned in 1095

Answer 6

Odo of Champagne

Question 7

Banished in 1095

Answer 7

Roger de Lacy

Question 8

Hung in 1095 (Kinsman)

Answer 8

William of Aldrie

Question 9

Readmitted into the King’s favour for £3000

Answer 9

Hugh of Montgomery

Question 10

How many bishops appointed by Rufus had been royal clerks

Answer 10

6/8

Question 11

How many Churches had Rufus extracted money from and asserted control over by the end of his reign

Answer 11

89%

Question 12

Who backs William of St Calais in his trial

Answer 12

Geoffrey of Coutances

Question 13

How many monasteries did Rufus establish

Answer 13

32 - 6 of which were Cluniac

Question 14

How do we know Anselm wasn’t a reformist before his self-imposed exile?

Answer 14

• Paid homage to Rufus
• ‘The king gave me this bishopric’
• Stopped Walter of Albarno from holding a trial in 1095

Question 15

How much did Robert Bloet pay for his bishopric, where? Compared to Anselm?

Answer 15

£5000, Lincoln. Anselm - £500

Question 16

What did Herbert of Ramsey do?

Answer 16

1091 - payed £1000 for Bishop of East Anglia but decided he’d sinned and went to Urban for absolution

Question 17

Who chaired the Council of Rockingham?

Answer 17

William of Saint Calais

Question 18

What did Walter of Albarno agree?

Answer 18

No papal legate or letter would be received in England except on the king’s orders

Question 19

What did Jarento of Dijon want to do and what stopped him? (1096)

Answer 19

Hold a council against simony, clerical fonification - Rufus supposedly paid him £6.6 in gold and got it postponed

Question 20

What happened when Henry allowed Anselm to hold a council in 1102?

Answer 20

200 barefoot priests protested in London

Question 21

How much money did Rufus make per year at the start of his reign and at the end? How much came from what?

Answer 21

£30,000 - £60,000
Royal estates - £15,000
Tax - £4,000
Justice - £10,000

Question 22

Who is killed in Wales that starts the conflicts?

Answer 22

Rhys ap Tewdwr - bona fide ruler of South Wales