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While on a hunting trip in the New Forest, King William II of England was killed by an arrow through the lung loosed by one of his own men.
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New Forest
National park in southern England
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
William II of England
King of England from 1087 to 1100
William II was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. The third son of William the Conqueror, he is commonly referred to as William Rufus,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)