Death of William Adelin, son of King Henry I of England, after his White Ship hit rocks in the English Channel near Barfleur in 1120. William in a life boat with his half-sister. Shipwreck of Prince William. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones’ History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

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