The White Ship
Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

Array PICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE , THE , THE AND THE . The sinking of the in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever suffered. In one catastrophic night, the king’s heir and the flower of Anglo-Norman society were drowned and the future of the crown was thrown violently off course. In a riveting narrative, Charles Spencer follows the story from the Norman Conquest through to the decades that would become known as the Anarchy: a civil war of untold violence that saw families turn in on each other with English and Norman barons, rebellious Welsh princes and the Scottish king all playing a part in a desperate game of thrones. All because of the loss of one vessel – the – the medieval . ‘Highly enjoyable’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘Fascinating’ Array