Ranulf Flambard
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Ranulf Flambard was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government official of King William Rufus of England. Ranulf was the son of a priest of Bayeux, Normandy, and his nickname Fla
A drawing of the interior of Westminster Hall by Augustus Pugin (architecture) and Thomas Rowlandson (figures), dating from about 1808. The walls date to Ranulf's construction work at the site.
Entrance to Durham Cathedral
Modern view from Durham Cathedral looking towards Durham Castle across Palace Green
Robert Curthose
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Robert Curthose was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and Duke of Normandy as Robert II from 1087 to 1106.
Ranulf Flambard
…extortions of Rufus's reign. He became the first prisoner to escape from the Tower and went into exile in Normandy with Rufus's and Henry's older brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. Ranulf became a leading advisor to Robert, and assisted in his unsuccessful invasion of England, an attempt to oust Henry from…
Roman west gate of Pevensey Castle; the main land entrance
Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, site of the 1091 siege
Norman naval forces on the Bayeux Tapestry
The village of Tinchebray in Normandy in 2008; the site of the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106