True Crime Time - Medieval Mystery & Mayhem in the Death of William Rufus

In August of the year 1100, King William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was killed by an errant arrow while hunting in the New Forest. Three days later Henry, his brother who had been among the people hunting with him, was crowned king. Was William’s death simply an accident or murder? The evidence contains political and religious intrigue as well as reveals the medieval symbolism of England’s natural landscapes. Journey to the past with Dr. Paula Hayward as she outlines that evidence and the debates that have surrounded the case for the last 900 years.