Tag Archives: Rufus the Red

New Forest: the pony, an innkeeper and a judge!

I recently discovered a rather amusing but true story concerning a New Forest pony, an innkeeper and a County Court judge, which was reported in the Hampshire Advertiser in December 1891. The events of the story began earlier that year, … Continue reading

Posted in New Forest | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Forest: the pony, an innkeeper and a judge!

Rufus the Red/King William II – death in the New Forest

On the 2nd August 1100 occurred an incident in the New Forest so controversial that nearly a thousand years later historians are still arguing about the conclusion – was it an accident or was it murder? The incident of course … Continue reading

Posted in New Forest | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Rufus the Red/King William II – death in the New Forest

New Forest: Magna Carta and Commoner’s Charter

In London recently (February 2015) was held an event so momentous that over 40,000 people entered a public ballot in order to be present. The four surviving original copies of the 1215AD Magna Carta were brought together for the first … Continue reading

Posted in New Forest, New Forest customs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Forest: Magna Carta and Commoner’s Charter

Famous New Forest inhabitants

I recently wrote an article about ‘celebrity’ trees on the New Forest and have since received requests for information about other famed inhabitants. An obvious candidate is King William I, otherwise known as William the Conqueror, who established the Nova … Continue reading

Posted in New Forest, New Forest Commoner, New Forest pony | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment