It could simply have been a genuine hunting incident but immediate events cast doubt on this. An arrow shot by Tyrrell had missed his prey and rebounded of a tree and through the chest of the Rufus. William Rufus was with Walter Tyrrell, said to be an excellent marksman.
The party ventured into the New Forest, a Royal hunting ground as designated by his father William the Conqueror. William scoffed at the prophecy and carried on with his plans to go hunting. The day started with news that a monk had dreamed that William Rufus would die in a hunting incident that day. William Rufus was staying at Winchester, and having rejected a plea for reconciliation with the Archbishop, declared he would go hunting the next day. He was often at odds with the church relations deteriorated to such a degree that the Archbishop of Canterbury went into exile. He increased the tax burden to fund his war machine. He was constantly at odds with his elder brother Robert across the channel and at war with the Scots and Welsh. William Rufus came to the throne in 1087 his reign witnessed the rule of one of the most unpopular Kings of England, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle described him as “ harsh and severe” and “ hated by almost all his people”. The Death of Rufus (William II), Alexander Davis Cooper, 1866 The youngest son Henry was left no lands but was the only one of William’s four sons born in England. The eldest son Robert Curthose inherited William’s lands in Normandy, the second son Richard died in 1075 while hunting in the New Forest. William, also know as " Rufus" owing to ruddy complexion and red hair, was the third son of William the Conqueror. On 2nd August 1100 King William II was killed while hunting in the New Forest.
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