Waltheof 2, a well-born earl was arrested by King William 1 on suspicion of conspiring against him, and long kept in prison. Finally he was beheaded and buried at Crowland.
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Recipient:
Waltheof 2
(Earl of Northumbria, d. 1076)
Agent:
William 1
(the Bastard or the Conqueror, king of England, 1066-1087)