Although it was the King who sacked Mussolini it was too late and he paid the price after the war by being forced to abdicate. He ought to have acted sooner, in 1940 perhaps. 

Although it was the King who sacked Mussolini it was too late and he paid the price after the war by being forced to abdicate. He ought to have acted sooner, in 1940 perhaps. 

It's not easy being a King. 

I think they're looked there before and found nothing. 

1066 the only date many Brits can actually put a name to. 

2400BCE-2700BCE

 Oldest shipwreck found off the coast of Turkey. The wood deteriorated but a stone anchor and ceramic jars thought to have contained olive oil & wine recovered. 

Am I calculating right that that would make those objects over 4,000 years old?  That is unbelievable. 

Article sez 4,400 - 4,700 years old. 

The wooden boat has long since rotted away, but the cargo of pots and the stone anchors remain. They date from the time of the great pyramids of Egypt. It's thought the vessel was sailing from the Near East to either Crete or Troy hugging the coast most of the way.