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title: Rufus Stone, New Forest
author: Ethan Doyle White
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11538/rufus-stone--new-forest/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Rufus Stone, New Forest
_Authored by Ethan Doyle White_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11538.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Rufus stone (now a [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) plaque) which marks the spot in the New Forest, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) where [William II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_II_of_England/) (r. 1087-1100 CE) died in a hunting accident.
## Cite This Work
### APA
White, E. D. (2019, November 29). Rufus Stone, New Forest. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
White, Ethan Doyle. "Rufus Stone, New Forest." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2019. .
### MLA
White, Ethan Doyle. "Rufus Stone, New Forest." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Side_One_of_the_Rufus_Stone.jpg) by [**Ethan Doyle White**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Side_One_of_the_Rufus_Stone.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.