The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry Is Dream

ISBN: 0008296804

Author: Spencer, Charles

Condition: Used

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAs gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this BILL BRYSONA brilliant read Game of Thrones but in the real world ANTHONY HOROWITZPICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND THE DAILY EXPRESS.The sinking of the White Ship in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever suffered. In one catastrophic night, the kings 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 White Ship - the medieval Titanic.Highly enjoyable Simon HefferBrilliant Dan JonesFascinating Tom BowerThe #2 Sunday Times bestseller on Sunday 18 June 2021