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Edward Ward died in the sinking and his body, if recovered, was never identified. What became of his mother is not clear but it appears that she did not remain in Southampton; his sister Ada died in Paddington, London in 1948.
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Nov 21, 2018 · Here is how Blackbeard — whose real name was probably Edward Thatch or Teach — met his gruesome end, at the hands of British naval Lieutenant Robert Maynard, who was sent by Virginia Governor ...
When the King died in 1307, he left to his son Edward II a war with Scotland and other financial and political burdens. Edward's temperamental nature and height (6'2", 188 cm) made him an intimidating figure.
- Smith Received Conflicting Damage Reports
- Smith Hoped For A Rescue
- Was Smith in A State of Shock?
- The Many Deaths of Captain Smith
- Did Captain Smith Survive?
- The Verdict on Captain Smith
At first it appeared as if Smith’s luck was going to hold. Fourth Officer Joseph G. Boxhall made a quick inspection of the ship and returned to the bridge to report that he had found no damage. But whatever relief Smith might have felt at that moment was quickly shattered. Thomas Andrews, the Titanic’s head designer, reported that his inspection re...
The captain still had some hope of averting total disaster. Soon after the collision, he and other officers saw what they believed to be the lights of a nearby ship. Several estimated it was no more than five miles away. At 12:05 a.m. Smith gave orders to uncover the lifeboats and alert the passengers. Meanwhile, he told the ship’s two wireless ope...
It was also around 12:45 a.m. that crewmen lowered the first of the Titanic’s lifeboats to the ocean surface. Although Smith had ordered the boats uncovered some 40 minutes earlier, he didn’t give the order to begin loading and lowering them until Second Officer Charles Lightoller reminded him by asking, “Hadn’t we better get the women and children...
A 2:20 a.m., the last portion of the Titanic disappeared between the waves. Smith’s final moments aren’t definitively known, but reports varied widely. Some early newspaper reports, allegedly supported by eyewitnesses, say he had shot himself with a pistol, though few historians give them any credence. Surviving wireless operator Harold Bride, a mo...
Stranger still are several widely publicized reports that he didn’t die at all. For example, three months after the Titanic disaster, in July 1912, a Baltimore man named Peter Pryal reported seeing Smith on the streets of that city. Pryal was no ordinary crank, but a highly regarded local businessman who claimed to have been an officer aboard the W...
In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, newspapers cast Smith as a hero, the brave captain who went down with his ship. For a villain, there was J. Bruce Ismay, the White Star chairman, who got off in a lifeboat and was accused of pressuring Smith to maintain a reckless speed. In the British and American inquiries that followed, a more complica...
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In 1066 Edward the Confessor, King of England, died childless leaving no direct heir. He had strong connections to Normandy where Duke William had ambitions for the English throne.
Jul 7, 2007 · Edward Longshanks died on July 7th, 1307. The son of a weakling father and in turn the father of a weakling son, Edward I was one of the most formidable and effective of all English kings.
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Following his sudden death in April 1483, Edward was briefly succeeded by his son Edward V; his younger brother, Richard, was appointed Lord Protector of England for the duration of the new king's minority, but quickly seized the throne as Richard III.
