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

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The ship sank just a mile from Barfleur Harbour on November 25, 1120. The passengers had been headed for Southampton I asked my friends to clean my house instead of throwing me a baby shower - every mother-to-be should have a...

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Upon his father's death on 29 March 1992, 27-year-old Spencer succeeded as 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer of Althorp, 9th Baron Spencer of Althorp, and 4th Viscount Althorp. He also inherited Althorp, the family's ancestral seat in Northamptonshire. Since 2009, he has restored Althorp, re-roofing it and restoring its entire exterior for the first time since the 1780s. He has also helped establish Althorp Living History, a handmade fine-furniture line reproducing pieces from the collection at Althorp. The Spencer family's wealth derived from their profitable sheep farming in the Tudor era. [4] [5] Matilda was a considerable figure in her own right, building up an independent court where literary patronage and devout Christianity flourished. She encouraged the writing of William of Malmesbury, one of the great historians of England. She also founded a hospital for lepers, where she was seen to bind and kiss the lesions of the afflicted. Matilda was an innovator, too, building bridges around London that exist today, and she even introduced the first public lavatories to the capital. Why Margot Robbie is getting slammed for her Halloween costume as she breaks one important rule: 'She's treading a thin line' For eight-and-a-half centuries, this tragedy was a stalwart part of education. ‘No Ship that ever sailed brought England such Disaster’, wrote William of Malmesbury soon after the White Ship went down. BBC and Sky scramble to make on-air apologies for broadcasting Dominic Cummings' expletive-filled Covid inquiry appearance uncensored (but furious viewers blast them for saying sorry while ex-No10 aide gave evidence)Nicole Kidman's 1998 cult classic Practical Magic was 'cursed' by a witch consultant on the film says director

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Woman-hating killer who handcuffed his ex-girlfriend to a bed and slit her throat while acting out 'rape... His son and only heir, William Aetheling, had embarked on the White Ship to follow his father from Normandy to England on the night of November 25 in 1120. Coleen Rooney looks proud as she shows off the cover off her new tell-all autobiography My Account about bitter Wagatha Christie battle Valerie Bertinelli, 63, 'no longer counts calories' and 'won't deny' herself as she plugs cookbook... after losing 50lbs for bikini shoot 14 years ago It provoked an extraordinary reaction: during the Matilda section of my talk, the audience changed from the polite nods at the bulk of my speech to genuine interest in the drama I unfurled for them. It was new to nearly all of them.

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Kelly Clarkson, 41, looks THINNER than ever after incredible weight loss as she dresses up as Morticia for Halloween on her talk show In late November 1120, Henry and his vast entourage arrived in Barfleur, the harbour east of Cherbourg that was the main departure point from Normandy to England at this time; a voyage from Barfleur to Southampton would take ten or 12 hours with a favourable wind.

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

Maya Jama looks incredible in a figure hugging leather jumpsuit as she transforms into X-Men superheroStorm for Halloween To have located pieces of a ship that match the construction techniques and scale of the White Ship is incredibly exciting -- and potentially very significant. Drag queen Courtney Act reveals thereason she was 'so grumpy' behind the scenes on The Masked Singer Australia: 'It takes all the fun out of it' From heartthrob to hair flop! Gerard Butler, 53, sports an unflattering blond hairpiece as he films new crime thriller In The Hand Of Dante in Rome The size, shape, location and materials are all an excellent match and there is no record of a comparable ship sinking in this area.'

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