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William died ay Rouen after a fall from his horse whilst besieging the French city of Nantes.
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William was not a popular king, given to extravagance and cruelty.
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He was called the "Lion of Justice" as he gave England good laws, even if the punishments were ferocious.
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Stephen was a very weak king and the wholw country was almost destroyed by the constant raids by the Scots and the Welsh.
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He laid the foundation of the English Jury Sistem, remembered for his quarrel with Thomas Becket, and Becket's subsequent murder in Canterbury Cathedral.
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He was the leading Christian commander during the Third Crusade.
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He was cruel, self-indulgent, selfish and avaricious.
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Henry was the greatest of all patrons of medieval architecture and ordered the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the Gothic style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgy1BQpdfE&list=PLBD45E22BA58C9874&index=13
