Harriet Strahl, a Ph.D. student in the Durham University history department, has shed new light on the emotional and societal repercussions of the 1120 White Ship disaster in an article published in ...

The turmoil began in 1120 with the tragic death of William Adelin, the sole male heir of Henry I, in a shipwreck. Faced with a succession crisis, Henry I made two significant moves to secure the ...