{"product_id":"9780008296841-white-ship","title":"The White Ship","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE #2 \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON          ’A brilliant read … \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE #2 \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON          ’A brilliant read … \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ          \u003cp\u003ePICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE \u003cem\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e, THE \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e, THE \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e AND THE \u003cem\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe sinking of the \u003cem\u003eWhite Ship\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eWhite Ship\u003c\/em\u003e – the medieval \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Highly enjoyable’ \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Heffer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant’ \u003cstrong\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating’ \u003cstrong\u003eTom Bower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThe #2 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller on Sunday 18 June 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39392982925409,"sku":"9780008296841","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29629793.jpg?v=1725613053","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008296841-white-ship","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}