Around three hundred passengers – including Matilda's brother William Adelin and many other senior nobles – embarked one night on the White Ship to travel from Barfleur in Normandy across to England.
Sekitar tiga ratus penumpang - termasuk saudara Matilda William Adelin dan banyak bangsawan senior lainnya - memulai satu malam di "Kapal Putih" untuk melakukan perjalanan dari Barfleur di Normandia ke Inggris.