The White Ship, carrying King Henry I's 17-year-old son and heir, William Adelin, and about 300 other nobles, rapidly sinks in the English Channel after striking a well known rock. Only one person, a butcher survived. The disaster left Henry with no legitimate male heir, resulting in a succession crisis and a devastating 18-year civil war known as "The Anarchy" after his death.
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