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New Forest in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New Forest in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels3 people1078–1100

Historical events in New Forest

1078

1078
New Forest
William I the Conqueror · House of Normandy

The New Forest is made into a Royal hunting ground

1100

2 August 1100
Death of Henry I
Henry I · House of Normandy

William II dies as a result of a hunting accident in the New Forest

2 August 1100
Death of William II Rufus
William II Rufus · House of Normandy

Death of William II, in a hunting accident in the New Forest

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and New Forest. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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