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'The most calamitous event ever to afflict the royal family of England.'

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The White Ship sank in the English Channel on 25 November 1120, with other one survivor. On the 900th anniversary of the tragedy, this tale of anarchy, passion and revenge brings the past vividly to…

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This is a clever book. The author takes two completely unconnected episodes from the work of the 12th-century chronicler Orderic Vitalis and deftly makes one the result of the other. It is all engagingly described from the viewpoint of a cheery chancer who ends up unwittingly playing a leading role in the sinking of the White Ship in November 1120.

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