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The White Ship, by Charles Spencer
The maritime disaster gets a thrilling account from the acclaimed historian.
‘No ship that ever sailed brought England such disaster.’ So said William of Malmesbury writing in the 12th century about the events of a freezing cold November night in 1120 which ultimately led to the destruction of Henry I’s carefully engineered legacy. It was true...
Charles Spencer on the White Ship
The White Ship
Tragedy & Turmoil in Medieval England
The White Ship A very long time ago, when I started working as a reporter for NBC News in the US, a veteran colleague spotted my general cluelessness. He kindly took me aside and gave me this nugget of golden advice: ‘There are only three reactions you want in the...
Charles Spencer
The author of The White Ship talks to us about his writing career.
What first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? I gravitate to stories and people from the past who, I believe, have been wrongly lost to the shadows of History. Period is not such a driver for me – although my previous four books were from the Stuart...
The Story behind the White Ship
Charles' new book describes the tragic end of the heir to the throne.
When I pitched The White Ship to my publishers (William Collins), I ended with a shorthand reference to celluloid success: “Essentially, this is Titanic meets Game of Thrones – with a hint of Sliding Doors.” Tragedy, brutal ambition and chance lie at the heart of this...
Charles Spencer
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