White Ship Sinks: The Heir to England Drowns, Civil War Follows
The White Ship capsizes in the English Channel, killing William Adelin, the only legitimate son and heir of King Henry I. This disaster plunges England into a decade of civil war known as The Anarchy, as rival factions fight over a succession crisis that leaves the throne without a clear male successor.
November 25, 1120
906 years ago
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Henry I of England
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William Adelin
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England
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Anglo-Norman
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English Anarchy
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Henry I of England
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White Ship disaster
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William Adelin
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Normandie (région administrative)
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