Ranulf Flambard: The Shockingly Corrupt Treasurer of Norman England

Thousands of Normans came across the English Channel after William I made himself king of England. Ranulf Flambard, one of those Normans, set his sights high. He wormed his way into royal favor, bought a bishopric, and then set about fleecing the kingdom.

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