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

353 pages first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced

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The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Spencer tells the real story behind the legend to show how one cataclysmic shipwreck changed England’s course.In 1120,...

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informative 92%
adventurous 39%
dark 24%
challenging 20%
reflective 18%
tense 16%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
mysterious 1%

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slow 15%

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