White Ship
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The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Ship canonical | 3 |
| The White Ship | 2 |
| The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4953806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Ship Context triple: [William Adelin, shipTraveledOn, White Ship]
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A.
La Mort de Tintagiles
La Mort de Tintagiles is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of fate, innocence, and impending doom in a mysterious, oppressive kingdom.
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B.
Galley of the Isles
The Galley of the Isles is the traditional heraldic emblem associated with the medieval Lords of the Isles, symbolizing their maritime power and dominion over the western Scottish seaboard.
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C.
The Girl in the White Ship
"The Girl in the White Ship" is a novel by British author Peter Townsend, best known for its maritime setting and psychological exploration of its central female protagonist.
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D.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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E.
The Anarchy
The Anarchy was a mid-12th-century civil war in England and Normandy, marked by a succession crisis and widespread lawlessness during the reign of King Stephen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Ship Target entity description: The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.
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A.
La Mort de Tintagiles
La Mort de Tintagiles is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of fate, innocence, and impending doom in a mysterious, oppressive kingdom.
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B.
Galley of the Isles
The Galley of the Isles is the traditional heraldic emblem associated with the medieval Lords of the Isles, symbolizing their maritime power and dominion over the western Scottish seaboard.
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C.
The Girl in the White Ship
"The Girl in the White Ship" is a novel by British author Peter Townsend, best known for its maritime setting and psychological exploration of its central female protagonist.
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D.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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E.
The Anarchy
The Anarchy was a mid-12th-century civil war in England and Normandy, marked by a succession crisis and widespread lawlessness during the reign of King Stephen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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maritime disaster ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| aftermath |
disputed succession after Henry I’s death
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increased baronial unrest ⓘ weakening of Henry I’s succession plans ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Blanche-Nef ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsLanguage |
Norman French
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linked to:
Normand
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| builderFamilyConnection | son of the captain of the ship that brought William the Conqueror to England ⓘ |
| captain | Thomas FitzStephen ⓘ |
| casualties |
Matilda FitzRoy
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Richard of Lincoln ⓘ William Adelin ⓘ many Anglo-Norman nobles ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
collision with submerged rock
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drunkenness of crew and passengers ⓘ overloading ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| departurePort |
Barfleur
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linked to:
Barfleur, France
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| destinationPort | England ⓘ |
| eventType |
royal maritime disaster
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shipwreck ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Norman England ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| monarchReigningAtTime | Henry I of England ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
The Anarchy
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death of William Adelin ⓘ succession crisis in England ⓘ |
| operator |
King Henry I of England
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linked to:
Henry I of England
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| owner |
King Henry I of England
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linked to:
Henry I of England
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| passenger |
William Adelin
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heirs of leading Anglo-Norman families ⓘ royal household members ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | The Anarchy ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Empress Matilda
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Henry I of England ⓘ Stephen of Blois ⓘ William Adelin ⓘ |
| sinkingCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1120-11-25 ⓘ |
| sinkingPlace |
English Channel
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off Barfleur ⓘ |
| sinkingYear | 1120 ⓘ |
| survivors |
Geoffrey de l’Aigle
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a butcher from Rouen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Ship Description of subject: The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
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notableWork
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The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
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linked to: White Ship
linked to: White Ship
linked to: White Ship