‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON
’A brilliant read …
Game of Thrones
but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ
PICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE
DAILY TELEGRAPH
, THE
GUARDIAN
, THE
DAILY MAIL
AND THE
DAILY EXPRESS
.
The sinking of the
White Ship
in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever suffered. In one catastrophic night, the king’s heir and the flower of Anglo-Norman society were drowned and the future of the crown was thrown violently off course.
In a riveting narrative, Charles Spencer follows the story from the Norman Conquest through to the decades that would become known as the Anarchy: a civil war of untold violence that saw families turn in on each other with English and Norman barons, rebellious Welsh princes and the Scottish king all playing a part in a desperate game of thrones. All because of the loss of one vessel – the
White Ship
– the medieval
Titanic
.
‘Highly enjoyable’
Simon Heffer
‘Brilliant’
Dan Jones
‘Fascinating’
Tom Bower
The #2
Sunday Times
bestseller on Sunday 18 June 2021
