![]() These accusations of sodomy would however have been particularly beneficial to a Church that was deeply angered and upset by William’s rule. The debate about Williams’s sexuality is all in all a futile one, with little evidence to support either side of the discussion. That being said, there is little or no evidence to suggest that Flambard was homosexual, other than the musings that he spent lots of time with William and that William surrounded himself with ‘attractive’ men. His most frequent advisor and friend Ranulf Flambard, appointed Bishop of Durham in 1099, was often implicated as being William’s most obvious and regular sexual partner. It has been a frequent area of contention, with some suggesting he was homosexual as there was no indication that he was impotent or infertile. ![]() This led to many at the time and more recently bringing into question his sexuality. The most well known discussions about William Rufus surround his sexuality he never married and never produced any heirs, legitimate or illegitimate. ![]() Yet, the life and tribulations of his chosen successor, favoured son and namesake William II have remained relatively ignored. Histories of Norman England are more often than not focused on William I, better known as the Conqueror, or his youngest son, who later became Henry I. ![]()
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