The White Ship by Charles Spencer

Publication Date: October 19, 2021 Length: 352 pages My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'd been eager to start this book, not only because it is about a period of time I love to learn about, but because it is a non-fiction history book. I made a goal this year to read a bit more history like I used to years ago before I made the switch to a lot of historical fiction and historical mysteries. Sometimes you just want the facts without a story line and so I thought this looked like a good book to begin with in January. The book takes you through the reign of William the Conqueror to the rise of Henry II. It gives a good synopsis of each ruler and their influence on history, all of it linking back to the premise that the White Ship disaster of 1120 was the driving factor behind the ruin of Henry I's ambitions for England. The prologue, A Cry in the Dark , is short but riveting, describing the terror and horror of that night and in an interesting twist, leaves one hanging, thinking the young Prince