Interim Report

This Interim Report includes information gathered to date and interim conclusions reached.

The information to date does not include reading and analysing the 4 main books which should offer a more in-depth study of the subject.

Information Gathered To Date

The information gathered to date comprises:

1. Books & Other Publications

Apart from the 4 main books acquired, 29 other relatively short Other Publications have been obtained mainly from internet searches:

List of Books & Other Publications

2. The Rufus Stone

I have written a brief description of the Rufus Stone:

The Rufus Stone

3. Reflections on King William Rufus

Nick Saunders kindly sent me a copy of his excellent article which was published by the local paper in September 2019:

Reflections on King William Rufus

Other Publications - Analysis of Information To Date

The information to date was initially analysed against a template with 4 headings which I later increased to 7 categories:

1. The Chronicles
2. The Build Up to The Hunt
3. Where the Hunting Lodge was (Brockenhurst or Malwood Castle/Keep)
4. Who was in the Royal Hunting Party
5. Where the hunting accident took place
6. Who fired the arrow that killed William Rufus
7. The Aftermath of the Killing

Information to date has a cross-reference to the List of Books & Other Publications:

Other Publications in Categories

Conclusions

I have written some Interim Conclusions including an Introduction and comments on each of the 7 categories:

Interim Conclusions

Colin Bower
18 August 2024

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