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English: The Rufus Stone The Rufus Stone was erected by Earl De La Warr in 1745 and marks the presumed spot where William II was killed by an arrow fired by Walter Tyrrell, while hunting on 2nd August 1100. The killing was said to be accidental. The King's youngest brother, Henry, hearing of his brother's death, rode to Winchester, seized the treasury and had himself proclaimed king by the barons, forestalling the claims of his eldest brother, Robert of Normandy.
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Author Trish Steel
Camera location50° 54′ 41″ N, 1° 37′ 01″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location50° 54′ 41″ N, 1° 36′ 58″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current00:05, 2 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:05, 2 March 2011640 × 480 (156 KB)GeographBot (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=The Rufus Stone The Rufus Stone was erected by Earl De La Warr in 1745 and marks the presumed spot where William II was killed by an arrow fired by Walter Tyrrell, while hunting on 2nd August 1100.

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