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King Henry I grieves the sinking of the White Ship. A direct result of William Adelin's death was the period known as the Anarchy. The White Ship disaster had left Henry I with only one legitimate child, a second daughter named Matilda. Although Henry I had forced his barons to swear an oath to support Matilda as his heir on several occasions ...
The White Ship disaster on 25 November 1120 (called 7 kalends of December by Farrer [1]) claimed the lives of numerous high-ranking people of Norman England.
An early 14th-century depiction of the sinking of the White Ship at Barfleur on 25 November 1120. William died in the White Ship tragedy of 25 November 1120. The Duke and his companions had been crossing the English Channel from Barfleur in the Blanche-Nef, the swiftest and most modern ship in the royal fleet. William and his party had remained ...
HMS Sussex – the third-rate ship was lost in a fierce storm on 1 March off Gibraltar. There were two survivors from a crew of 500. 498 1120 England: White Ship – Ship carrying William Adelin, heir to the English Throne and the Duchy of Normandy, and more than 300 others. Drunk crew ran it aground in the English Channel.
Amphitrite – The ship sailed from Woolwich, England, on 25 August with 108 women convicts and 12 children. While off Boulogne, France she encountered a gale and was blown ashore on 31 August. The captain refused offers of aid from the shore as prisoners were aboard. The ship then broke up, killing 133 people; three crewmen survived. 133 1881
Pages in category "Deaths on the White Ship" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Victims of the White Ship disaster; A. William Adelin; B.
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on Feb. 26, 2025. ... was set to shut down. The program, which ships free tests directly to US ...
William Bigod (died 25 November 1120), the heir to the Norfolk earldom, drowned in the disaster of the White Ship as she set sail from Normandy in 1120. The ship also carried the son of the King of England Henry I, William Adelin, who also died.