25 November
The White Ship was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on this day in 1120.
Only two of those aboard survived. Those who drowned included William Adelin, the only surviving legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England. William Adelin's death led to a succession crisis and a period of civil war in England known as the Anarchy.
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