The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream by Charles Spencer

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

Charles Spencer

352 pages first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced
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The sinking of the White Ship 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 ...

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informative 94%
adventurous 35%
reflective 25%
dark 22%
challenging 17%
tense 14%
sad 4%
emotional 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 1%

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slow 14%

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