The Royal Charter Storm (25-26 October 1859) was perhaps the most devastating weather event to occur in Britain in the nineteenth century, a gale that is named for the wreck of the Royal Charter steamship off the coast of North Wales and the subsequent drowning of most of its passengers and crew. Image: The Wreck of the "Royal Charter" on the Coast of Anglesea Near Moelfre. The Illustrated London News 5 November 1859: 447. Used with permission. The D. B. Weldon Library, Western University (Canada).

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Krista Lysack, "The Royal Charter Storm, 25-26 October 1859"