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| Divers say they have found the wreck of a vessel which may have been sent to relieve Bonnie Prince Charlie after his 1746 defeat at the battle of Culloden. | |
| The team says artefacts recovered from the ship, found off the Anglesey coast, suggest it may have been bringing supplies from the King of France. | The team says artefacts recovered from the ship, found off the Anglesey coast, suggest it may have been bringing supplies from the King of France. |
| The Prince - Charles Edward Stuart - was at the time in hiding after the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion. | The Prince - Charles Edward Stuart - was at the time in hiding after the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion. |
| Divers will fully excavate the wreck to determine its historical significance. | Divers will fully excavate the wreck to determine its historical significance. |
| Over the centuries, hundreds of ships have been wrecked off the rugged north Wales coast. | Over the centuries, hundreds of ships have been wrecked off the rugged north Wales coast. |
| But divers who explored this 18th Century vessel found items including a rare ring seal of Mary Queen of Scots. | But divers who explored this 18th Century vessel found items including a rare ring seal of Mary Queen of Scots. |
| They think this may have been carried as proof of the intentions of the crew and led them to believe it might have been a supply ship. | They think this may have been carried as proof of the intentions of the crew and led them to believe it might have been a supply ship. |
| However, the BBC's Wyre Davies said: "The name of the ship is not known and, thus far, comparatively few items have been recovered. | However, the BBC's Wyre Davies said: "The name of the ship is not known and, thus far, comparatively few items have been recovered. |
| "If this really is as historically significant a find as its backers suggest - there are still many questions to be answered." | "If this really is as historically significant a find as its backers suggest - there are still many questions to be answered." |
| The Battle of Culloden - the last to be fought on British soil - took place on 16 April, 1746. | The Battle of Culloden - the last to be fought on British soil - took place on 16 April, 1746. |
| Defeat marked the end of the "Young Pretender" Prince Charlie's bid to return the Stuart dynasty to the British throne. | Defeat marked the end of the "Young Pretender" Prince Charlie's bid to return the Stuart dynasty to the British throne. |