White Ship

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The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
maritime disaster
ship
aftermath disputed succession after Henry I’s death
increased baronial unrest
weakening of Henry I’s succession plans
alsoKnownAs Blanche-Nef NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAsLanguage Norman French NERFINISHED
builderFamilyConnection son of the captain of the ship that brought William the Conqueror to England
captain Thomas FitzStephen NERFINISHED
casualties Matilda FitzRoy NERFINISHED
Richard of Lincoln NERFINISHED
William Adelin NERFINISHED
many Anglo-Norman nobles
causeOfSinking collision with submerged rock
drunkenness of crew and passengers
overloading
country Kingdom of England
departurePort Barfleur NERFINISHED
destinationPort England NERFINISHED
eventType royal maritime disaster
shipwreck
historicalPeriod Norman England NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
monarchReigningAtTime Henry I of England NERFINISHED
notableConsequence The Anarchy NERFINISHED
death of William Adelin
succession crisis in England
operator King Henry I of England NERFINISHED
owner King Henry I of England NERFINISHED
passenger William Adelin NERFINISHED
heirs of leading Anglo-Norman families
royal household members
relatedEvent The Anarchy NERFINISHED
relatedPerson Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
Henry I of England NERFINISHED
Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED
William Adelin NERFINISHED
sinkingCentury 12th century
sinkingDate 1120-11-25
sinkingPlace English Channel NERFINISHED
off Barfleur
sinkingYear 1120
survivors Geoffrey de l’Aigle NERFINISHED
a butcher from Rouen

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William Adelin shipTraveledOn White Ship