original_query: What were some of the characteristics and behaviors attributed to William as described by historian Frank Barlow?
query: What were some of the characteristics and behaviors attributed to William Rufus as described by historian Frank Barlow?
answer: According to Frank Barlow, William Rufus was a 'rumbustious, devil-may-care soldier' lacking natural dignity, social graces, cultivated tastes, and conventional religious piety or morality.  However, Barlow also acknowledged William's qualities as a wise ruler and victorious general, noting his success in maintaining order and justice in England and Normandy.