William II inherited the Crown of England on his father’s death. It is thought he was his father’s favourite (but he wasn’t the eldest, he was the third). His big brother Robert inherited the Dukedom of Normandy. His other big brother died in the New Forest. His little brother Henry just got 5,000 silver coins! It could be that Henry I stole the crown from him though as William II was ‘accidentally’ killed while hunting in the New Forest. Some people think the New Forest was cursed.