What is the name of the monument in the New Forest which is supposedly at the site of the death of King William II?
"Richard, son of William the Conqueror Richard of Normandy (c. 1054 to between 1069 and 1075) was the second son of William the Conqueror, King of England, and Matilda of Flanders. Between 1069 and 1075, Richard died in a hunting accident in the New Forest. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral. In a twist of fate, his younger brother, King William Rufus, and a nephew, also named Richard, were also killed in the New Forest twenty-five years later. Richard is sometimes referred to as the ""Duke of Bernay"", as if part of his father's continental possessions, as in Burke's Peerage;"
"the New Forest comes from John Leland, who wrote in 1530 that William died at Thorougham, a placename that is no longer used, but that probably referred to a location on what is now Park Farm on the Beaulieu estates. The king's body was abandoned by the nobles at the place where he fell. A peasant later found it. William's younger brother, Henry, hastened to Winchester to secure the royal treasury, then to London, where he was crowned within days, before either archbishop could arrive. William of Malmesbury, in his account of William's death, stated that the body was taken"
"had himself elected."" William's remains are in Winchester Cathedral, scattered among royal mortuary chests positioned on the presbytery screen, flanking the choir. His skull appears to be missing, but some long bones may remain. A stone known as the ""Rufus Stone"", close to the A31 near the village of Minstead (), is claimed to mark the spot where William II fell. The claim that this is the location of his death appears to date from no earlier than a 17th-century visit by Charles II to the forest. At the time the most popular account of William's death involved the fatal"
"Two of William's sons died in the forest: Prince Richard sometime between 1069 and 1075, and King William II (William Rufus) in 1100. Local folklore asserted that this was punishment for the crimes committed by William when he created his New Forest; 17th-century writer Richard Blome provides exquisite detail: In this County [Hantshire] is New-Forest, formerly called Ytene, being about 30 miles in compass; in which said tract William the Conqueror (for the making of the said Forest a harbour for Wild-beasts for his Game) caused 36 Parish Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to be pulled down, and"
"Cultural depictions of William II of England William II of England is indirectly the subject of two historical novels by George Shipway, ""The Paladin"" and ""The Wolf Time"". The main character of the novels is Walter Tirel (or Tyrell), his supposed assassin, and the main thrust of the plot of the novels is that the assassination was engineered by Henry I. The death of William Rufus is portrayed in Edward Rutherfurd's 2000 fictionalised history of the New Forest, ""The Forest"". In Rutherfurd's version of events, the king's death takes place nowhere near the Rufus Stone, and Walter Tyrrell is framed"
"New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featuring in the Domesday Book. Pre-existing rights of common pasture are still recognised today, being enforced by official verderers. In the 18th century, The New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy. It remains a habitat for many rare birds and mammals. Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, recolonised by birch"
"Management Ltd, and the land at Hinton Admiral Park is therefore excluded from the New Forest National Park. The total area of land initially proposed for inclusion but ultimately left out of the Park is around . Burley and Brockenhurst have well-used facilities for the hire of bicycles to ride on the Forest's cycle paths. There is an allusion to the foundation of the New Forest in an end-rhyming poem found in the Peterborough Chronicle's entry for 1087, ""The Rime of King William"". The Forest forms a backdrop to numerous books. ""The Children of the New Forest"" is a children's"
"The most notable monument is the canopied shrine of Edward II of England who was murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle (""illustration below""). The building and sanctuary were enriched by the visits of pilgrims to this shrine. In a side-chapel is a monument in coloured bog oak of Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror and a great benefactor of the abbey, who was interred there. Monuments of William Warburton (Bishop of Gloucester) and Edward Jenner (physician) are also worthy of note. Between 1873 and 1890, and in 1897, the cathedral was extensively restored by George Gilbert Scott. In September"
"village at Lower Canterton lies the Rufus Stone. This stone is said to mark the place where in 1100 the then King of England, William Rufus, was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting. The arrow was fired by a French nobleman, Walter Tyrell, but it has never been established if the death was an accident or murder. Brook, New Forest Brook is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bramshaw, in Hampshire, England. It lies just inside the New Forest. The hamlet contains a mix of 18th and 19th century cottages, just south of the village of Bramshaw. There"
"Boyne Obelisk The Boyne Obelisk (), a.k.a. King William's Obelisk was an obelisk structure located in Oldbridge, near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. The monument was erected in order to commemorate William of Orange's victory over the Jacobite forces of King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and was located near the spot where William's forces crossed the River Boyne to engage James' forces. It was built in 1736, with the foundation stone being laid by Lionel Sackville, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The obelisk stood until 31 May 1923, when it was destroyed during the Irish Civil"
"New Forest author and cultural historian Ian McKay in his anthologies ""A New Forest Reader: A Companion Guide to the New Forest, its History and Landscape"" (2011), and ""The New Forest: A Pocket Companion to the New Forest, Its History and Landscape"" (2012). These anthologies also include writings by William Cobbett, Daniel Defoe, William Gilpin, William Howitt, W. H. Hudson, and Heywood Sumner. New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the"
"after the Norman Conquest of 1066 the manor of Avon, in the New Forest, a royal hunting forest, was held by the Tyrell family. Whilst hunting in the New Forest in 1100 King William II (1087–1100) was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by Walter III Tyrrell, who fled fearing being accused of murder and regicide, and crossed the River Avon at a ford still known as Tyrrell's Ford. members of this family included: In 1602 the manor of Avon Tyrrell was sold by his descendant John Tyrrell to Bennett Wynchecombe and Giles Tooker, who sold it to Sir John"
"the time of his death. William went hunting on 2 August 1100 in the New Forest, probably near Brockenhurst, and was killed by an arrow through the lung, though the circumstances remain unclear. The earliest statement of the event was in the ""Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"", which noted that the king was ""shot by an arrow by one of his own men."" Later chroniclers added the name of the killer, a nobleman named Walter Tirel, although the description of events was later embroidered with other details that may or may not be true. The first mention of any location more exact than"
"Williams Memorial Park Historic District The Williams Memorial Park Historic District is located in New London, Connecticut. The district consists of Williams Memorial Park (whose design is attributed to Frederick Law Olmsted), and 20 buildings that line it to the north and west. The area was developed through the efforts of members of the locally prominent Williams family, whose fortune was made in the whaling industry, and contains some of New London's finest late-19th century architecture. It is the site of New London's former ""Second Burial Ground"" with the remains and memorials removed to Cedar Grove Cemetery during the latter"
"essentially all that remains today is the New Forest. There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt culture burial in Britain; however, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives. Following Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain, according to Florence of Worcester (d. 1118), the area became the site of the Jutish kingdom of ""Ytene""; this name was the genitive plural of ""Yt"""
"Minstead Minstead is a small village and civil parish in the New Forest, Hampshire, about north of Lyndhurst. There is a shop and a pub, the ""Trusty Servant"". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's grave is under a large tree at the back of the 13th century All Saints' church. Minstead is a small village and civil parish in the New Forest. The majority of the parish area is a complex of woodland, heathland, acid grassland, scrub and valley bog, supporting a great richness and diversity of wildlife. One mile north of the village at Lower Canterton lies the Rufus Stone, said"
"The church of Saint Mary was originally a 12th-century building. About 1220–40 the church was greatly enlarged and practically rebuilt. A tower was built in the 15th century. In the 19th century the south vestry was rebuilt and enlarged, and a second vestry added. There was also a great deal of renovation. The church has a memorial to James Alexander Seton, last British person killed in a duel in England. ""Brookheath"" () is a small hamlet near Fordingbridge. It lies outside the New Forest National Park. ""Tinkers Cross"" () is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire,"
"of today. William the Conqueror, who claimed the New Forest as a royal hunting ground, shipped more than two thousand horses across the English Channel when he invaded England in 1066. The earliest written record of horses in the New Forest dates back to that time, when rights of common of pasture were granted to the area's inhabitants. A popular tradition linking the ancestry of the New Forest pony to Spanish horses said to have swum ashore from wrecked ships at the time of the Spanish Armada has, according to the New Forest National Park Authority, ""long been accepted as"
"Haymarket Martyrs' Monument The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in the labor unrest and bombing related to the Haymarket Affair (1886). On February 18, 1997, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. Following the Haymarket affair, trial and executions, August Spies, Adolph Fischer, George Engel, Louis Lingg, and Albert Parsons were buried at the German Waldheim Cemetery (later merged with Forest Home Cemetery). The Pioneer Aid and Support Association organized a subscription for a funeral monument."
"Thomas Peverell, who in 1365 granted it to Sir Thomas Tyrrell. Thenceforth Avon and Milton descended in the Tyrrell family. Members of this family included: Although the Tyrrell family was not connected with the manor until the mid-14th century, legend has connected the name with the 11th century Norman Walter Tirel, who in the New Forest in 1100 accidentally shot dead with an arrow King William II (1087–1100). The legend states that Tirel fled, fearing being accused of murder and regicide, and crossed the River Avon at a ford in this location, known as Tyrrell's Ford. In 1602 the manor"
"and parts of it are contained within the Northumberland National Park. On 7 January 1988, Percy Cross became a Grade II listed building. In Armstrong's 1769 map of Northumberland, he marks the spot with a cross, called ""Battle Stone"". Another monument, now called Percy's Cross, was erected by Henry Ellison upon the spot where James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas is said to have fallen. The original stone measured in length and, by the later 18th century, rather than standing up, it lay in an oblique direction as it was too small for the socket or base in which it"
"to mark the place where in 1100 King William II (""William Rufus"") was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting. Nearby Furzey Gardens contain of landscaped gardens containing many interesting and rare plants. There is also a gallery, open to the public from March to October, as well as a tree house and play area for children. People have lived in the area of Minstead since prehistoric times. Paleolithic tools have been found here, and there are several Bronze Age barrows within the parish. There is an Iron Age hillfort at Malwood covering 1.8 hectares. It was on or near"
"near. Williams Memorial Park Historic District The Williams Memorial Park Historic District is located in New London, Connecticut. The district consists of Williams Memorial Park (whose design is attributed to Frederick Law Olmsted), and 20 buildings that line it to the north and west. The area was developed through the efforts of members of the locally prominent Williams family, whose fortune was made in the whaling industry, and contains some of New London's finest late-19th century architecture. It is the site of New London's former ""Second Burial Ground"" with the remains and memorials removed to Cedar Grove Cemetery during the"
"Elizabeth II a memorial stone was unveiled by Her Majesty on the banks of the River Thames in King's Stairs Gardens. To coincide with the Summer 2002 restoration works in nearby Southwark Park, a new memorial stone was unveiled in King's Stairs Gardens by the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Thames Water named the park in September 2010 as one possible site for works as part of the planned construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, but following a consultation process and a vigorous local campaign (""the Save King's Stairs Gardens Campaign), Thames Water decided against using the site, choosing Chambers"
"by the Rufus Stone near Minstead was the result of little more than a 17th-century story. Lloyd himself argued that William II had been killed somewhere near Beaulieu. His other works included accounts of the medieval salt-making industry in southwest Hampshire. From 1988, he was the honorific President of the Lymington and District Historical Society. He was the first recipient of New Milton's Citizen of the Year award in 2005. Mosaics in Station Road, New Milton, were dedicated to his memory in 2009. Arthur Lloyd (historian) Arthur Thomas Lloyd (1917–2009) was a local historian of the New Forest region of"
"Lyndhurst, Hampshire Lyndhurst is a large village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Serving as the administrative capital of the New Forest, it is a popular tourist attraction, with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, museums, pubs and hotels. The nearest city is Southampton, about nine miles () to the north-east. As of 2001 Lyndhurst had a population of 2,973, increasing to 3,029 at the 2011 Census. The name derives from an Old English name, comprising the words ""lind"" (lime tree) and ""hyrst"" (wooded hill). Known as the ""Capital of the New Forest"","
"after the monument. The square base of the Obelisk bore an inscription on each of its sides. The north side inscription read: The south side inscription read: The east side inscription read: The west side inscription read: Boyne Obelisk The Boyne Obelisk (), a.k.a. King William's Obelisk was an obelisk structure located in Oldbridge, near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. The monument was erected in order to commemorate William of Orange's victory over the Jacobite forces of King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and was located near the spot where William's forces crossed the River Boyne"
"Charles II to the English throne. They were later joined by a third regicide, John Dixwell. The rock formation, which is now a part of West Rock Park, is known as Judges' Cave, and the path leading to the cave is called the Regicides Trail. After the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1776, the Connecticut colonial government ordered the construction of Black Rock Fort (to be built on top of an older 17th-century fort) to protect the port of New Haven. In 1779, during the Battle of New Haven, British soldiers captured Black Rock Fort and burned the barracks"
"by Queen Elizabeth II on 4 March 2011. An oak tree just to the northeast of the town centre is marked by a plaque stating that it commemorates the Midland Oak, a tree that grew near the spot and was reputed to be at the centre of England. The town has enveloped the older village of Lillington. Other suburbs include Milverton, Campion Hills, and Sydenham to the southeast. The town of Whitnash is contiguous with the town to the south and is often considered as a suburb. The data is for wards ""Brunswick"", ""Milverton"", ""Manor"", ""Crown"", ""Clarendon"" and ""Willes"". The"
"Memorials to William Shakespeare William Shakespeare has been commemorated in a number of different statues and memorials around the world, notably his funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon (c.1623); a statue in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London, designed by William Kent and executed by Peter Scheemakers (1740); and a statue in New York's Central Park by John Quincy Adams Ward (1872). Shakespeare's funerary monument is the earliest memorial to the paywright, located inside Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK, the same church in which he was baptised. The exact date of its construction is not known, but must have been between"
"which was the department responsible for surveying and mapping New South Wales. In 1883 a statue of early Australian industrialist, Thomas Mort was unveiled in the park. In 1954 Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh marked the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway by planting two plane trees in Macquarie Place. Originally swampy mangrove land on the banks of the Tank Stream, the colony's first water supply, this site is very significant. In 1792 a path continuing Bridge Street and the carriageway to First Government House met in this approximate spot. This was then close to the foreshore. By"
"stood the oak tree, on which an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell at a stag, glanced and struck King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, on the breast, of which he instantly died, on the second day of August, anno 1100.<br> King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, being slain, as before related, was laid in a cart, belonging to one Purkis and drawn from hence, to Winchester, and buried in the Cathedral Church, of that city. William was an effective soldier, but he was a ruthless ruler and, it seems, was little liked by those he governed. According to the"
"sites of historic, aesthetic, and engineering importance: The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue, adjacent to Hamilton Park, is the site of the second memorial to the Burr-Hamilton duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The first, on the original duel site, was constructed in 1806 by the Saint Andrew Society, of which Hamilton had been a member. A 14-foot (4.3-m) marble cenotaph, consisting of an obelisk, topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from Horace, surrounded by an iron fence, was constructed approximately where Hamilton was believed to have fallen. Duels continued to be fought"