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

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The White Ship’ by Charles Spencer Book Review: ‘The White Ship’ by Charles Spencer

By autumn 1120, Henry had finally put these problems to rest – or so it seemed. He had decisively defeated Louis at Brémule in the summer of 1119. And he accompanied this with a series of deft diplomatic initiatives. That same summer, Henry wed his son (and designated heir) William Ætheling to the daughter of Count Fulk, bringing Anjou into alliance. The following June, the young prince did homage to Louis for Normandy on Henry’s behalf, a symbolic act of peacemaking that served to smooth ruffled feathers at the French court. Though The White Ship might be dressed up as a novel and feel like it through and through, it does remain a history book, and therefore I believe it must be examined from a more practical and factual perspective. Naturally, there is a limit to how much information Charles Spencer can share with us in the span of a single book, but in my opinion, he really does make the most of the limited space he has.Even though the discussion of the actual White Ship is brief; Spencer highlights the political maneuverings and machinations of Stephen of Blois (future King Stephen) and the battle for the throne against Matilda which will satisfy those readers interested in such events and also of the future King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In this regard, “The White Ship” is a theory piece concerning the cause and outcome of the ship’s sinking. This angle has its own merits as a written text but isn’t the initial presented intent and strays from reader expectation. Controversial Little Britain sketch where David Walliams says Asian character 'smells of soy sauce' is 'racist and outdated', research says On 18 June 2011 at Althorp, Spencer married Karen Gordon ( née Villeneuve; born 6 June 1972), a Canadian philanthropist, the founder and chief executive of Whole Child International, a charity based in Los Angeles that works to improve the lot of orphaned, abandoned, or abused children. [21] They have one child together: Charles Spencer is a historian and an author who worked for NBC News for a decade as an on-air correspondent, and was interviewed as an expert historian numerous times by the BBC. His career as an author began with the publication of Althorp: the Story of an English House in 1998, followed shortly after by The Spencer Family, Blenheim, Prince Rupert, and more recently, The White Ship. Three members of home-grown jihadi gang who plotted to blow up a Territorial Army base with a bomb mounted on a remote control car are quietly released from prison

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Henry had bought himself breathing space, but if he was to guarantee his dynastic hold over England, he needed a male heir. Early in his reign he married Matilda of Scotland, a princess who, via her mother, possessed the blood of English kings: Alfred the Great was her direct ancestor. Chroniclers noted that the couple were in love with one another, but this was a strategically fine match, joining the blood of Norman conquerors with the Anglo-Saxon crown. No wonder the 12th century historian William of Malmesbury wrote of the White Ship, ‘No Ship that ever sailed brought England such disaster.’ I believe that still to be the case today. On 31 August 1997, his older sister Diana died after a car crash in Paris and Spencer delivered the eulogy at her funeral service held at Westminster Abbey six days later. In his eulogy he rebuked both Britain's royal family and the press for their treatment of his sister. [6] Spencer ruled out conspiracy theories concerning his sister's death, and called the alleged letter she wrote 10 months before her death in which she discussed her fears of a planned accident "just a bizarre coincidence rather than tied in with reality." [7] Spencer received an apology from Tim Davie, the BBC's director general, in late 2020 for the unethical practices used by BBC staff to gain his sister's consent to be interviewed in November 1995 for the corporation's Panorama television programme. [8] He said a full inquiry should be conducted which Davie has said will happen. [9]Moment delivery driver is caught on camera brazenly stealing three-year-old girl's Halloween pumpkin while... askmark Hi Mark another question from me 😅. This time it is about orientation of first stage. Is there a difference in which way is the first stage attached to the cylinder ? I am using scubapro mk25 evo with s620ti second stage and I believe I am fitting it up side down as 5th port pointing down. The reason why I use it this way is to reduce projection of the first stage to my head.

The White Ship (Paperback) - Charles Spencer The White Ship (Paperback) - Charles Spencer

King Henry I was the fourth son of William the Conqueror, who led the successful Norman invasion of Britain in 1066, in which English forces were defeated at the Battle of Hastings. Israel say they carried out airstrike that Hamas claim killed more than 50 people at Gaza's Jabalia refugee... AskMark With the advantages of battery technology, is a tank lamp still superior to stand alone units like the Apeks Luna ADV in shorther than 2h dives? Devastated' Friends co-stars break their silence on Matthew Perry's death and describe their 'unfathomable loss'However, on his death in 1135, Henry's nephew Stephen took up arms against Matilda, prompting a near 20-year civil war which was known as The Anarchy. Just before midnight on Nov. 25, 1120, the White Ship left the northern French harbor of Barfleur, bound for the English port of Southampton. On board the stately vessel were nearly 300 passengers, including the aristocratic elite of the prosperous Anglo-Norman realm then ruled by Henry I. Foremost among them, and the focus of Henry’s dynastic hopes, was his sole legitimate son and heir, the 17-year-old William Ætheling.

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