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Royal Shipwreck Comes to Light in Underwater Footage
Royal Shipwreck The Gloucester,
Carrying The Future King of England, Scotland and Ireland, James Stuart, Comes to Light in Underwater Footage
BBC 26 FEB 2023
Underwater footage shows remains of a 17th-century royal shipwreck that will go on display in Norwich.
The Gloucester, sank off the Norfolk coast in 1682 while carrying the future King of England, Scotland and Ireland, James Stuart, then the Duke of York, the royal passenger was saved, but as many as 250 people drowned.
Video filmed last summer by the divers and brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell shows items including an anchor, rope and cannon, along with glass bottles. Also visible are fishing nets that have been lost over the years, which the team says highlights the vulnerability of the site
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