Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History: Home Waters to High Seas

SYNOPSIS

Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis reveals the stories behind some of the shipwrecks that surround Britain's coastline. In the first edition, he examines how the top-heavy Mary Rose became a source of national embarrassment and discovers why the wrecking of the Spanish Armada was so unexpected. He also considers the terrifying real-life disasters that inspired two great castaway tales - The Tempest by William Shakespeare and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.