In May 1682 a ship carrying the future James II sank off Norfolk. James survived, but some 200 sailors drowned as Samuel Pepys watched from another vessel. Using letters, diaries and ships’ logs, marine salvage expert Nigel Pickford provides a dramatic account of the wreck, rumoured to be an attempt to assassinate the controversial Catholic heir to the throne.
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/samuel-pepys-and-the-strange-wrecking-of-the-gloucester-2539478Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucesterhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/539478_media-0.jpg10.9910.99GBPInStock/History/History/Categories/Modern History/Non-Fiction/Categories/Travel & Outdoors/Non-Fiction/Categories/Travel & Outdoors/Travel WritingIn May 1682 a ship carrying the future James II sank off Norfolk. James survived, but some 200 sailors drowned as Samuel Pepys watched from another vessel. Using letters, diaries and ships’ logs, marine salvage expert Nigel Pickford provides a dramatic account of the wreck, rumoured to be an attempt to assassinate the controversial Catholic heir to the throne.Hardback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/539478_media-1.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/539478_media-2.jpgadd-to-cartrrp_info:£20.00productId:169113bic_code:BGH, HBJD1, HBLH, HBTM, JWF, WGGBGH, HBJD1, HBLH, HBTM, JWF, WGG£20.00Nigel PickfordGeneral240x162mmHistory PressYesHardbackHistorical, Political & MilitaryBritish & IrishShips & ShippingNaval Force