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The White Ship: a medieval royal tragedy

Charles Spencer speaks to Dan Jones about the White Ship disaster, which plunged the English monarchy into chaos 900 years ago

Charles Spencer talks about the White Ship disaster on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)

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Bestselling author Charles Spencer speaks to fellow historian Dan Jones about the White Ship disaster, which plunged the English monarchy into chaos 900 years ago.

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