Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER XIII.
REIGN OF WILLIAM II.
William's Surname--How he obtained the Throne--Rising in favour of his Brother Robert--Bishop Odo's Ill-fortune--Surrender of Rochester Castle--Flight of Odo--Failure of the Conspiracy--Death of Lanfranc--William's Misrule--Randolf the Firebrand--Appointment of Anselm to Canterbury--Rufus Invades Normandy--Treaty between the Brothers--Siege of Mount St. Michael--Malcolm Canmore's Inroad into England--Building of Castle at Carlisle--Death of Malcolm--Illness of William--His Treachery towards Robert--Welsh Marauders--Earl Mowbray's Hard Fortune--The King's Exactions--He obtains possession of Normandy--The Hunt in the New Forest--Death of the Red King 123