George Washington, ripping yarns, and the wreck of the Gloucester.

The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century - which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King James II and VII - has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, it can be revealed today.

Since running aground on a sandbank on May 6, 1682, the wreck of the warship the Gloucester has lain half-buried on the seabed, its exact whereabouts unknown until brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, with their friend James Little, found it after a four-year search.

Everyone likes a ripping yarn and this has more rip than most. I suggest using the links even if ther are many MSM reports.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/wreck-of-historic-royal-ship-discovered-off-the-english-coast

Of course, there is always politics even in 1682. Historians and wannabe Pyrates will love this.

Nothing like a historical shipwreck to spook interest.

https://academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ehr/ceac127/6604921?login=false .

The significance of the wreck of the Gloucester on 6 May 1682 en route to Scotland, with James Stuart, duke of York, later James II and VII, on board, is poorly understood. Based on new archival research, this article places the event in its political, cultural and naval contexts in order to re-evaluate its importance to British history and to correct a number of inaccuracies in recent historiography. The wreck occurred at a sensitive political moment when, within the maelstrom of the Exclusion Crisis (1679–81), the Duke was hopeful of securing his place in the succession. However, thanks in part to the cultural vigour of the ‘ship of state’ trope, the disaster risked James being regarded as a pilot and commander unable to steer the nation. Because his political enemies could use the shipwreck as propaganda to undermine his position as heir to the throne, the event in general, and especially the Duke’s behaviour, became popular topics which were debated and contested from Whig and Tory viewpoints...............