Picture No | 10512772 |
Date | 25 November 1120 |
Description | The White Ship tragedy |
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William Adelin, son of King Henry I of England and heir to the throne, is drowned in the White Ship disaster in the English Channel off the Normandy coast, attempting to save his half sister the Countess of Perche. A succession crisis followed.
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Source | Engraving by Saunders after work by Benezach |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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