WI: The 'White Ship' Arrives Safely?

So, William doesn't die early (either William Aedlin or William X), anyone else you can think of by name?

Philip of France died aged 15 when his horse tripped over a black pig. Had he lived he would have become king of France instead of his brother, Louis the Young, who had been brought up for a monastic life, which scuppered his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Matilda's supposed son by Heinrich V might live longer (records of this son are fairly patchy).

Alexander I of Scotland could have survived longer, though it seems unlikely that him living any longer would give him any children, as he seemingly never remarried out of respect for his dead wife.

Magnus I of Sweden could survive longer than he did (died aged 28 in battle) - if he lives just 21 days longer then he would have united the crowns of Denmark and Norway in 1134, and would still have an (increasingly tenuous) claim to the English throne.

Also in Scandinavia, Eystein I of Norway died aged 35 as did Sigurd the Crusader. If they lived longer then the feuds of the 12th in Norway could be avoided - though I think the Danes probably had a claim to Noway, so they might have made an effort at uniting Scandinavia.

EDIT: Magnus I would have united Sweden and Denmark, not Sweden and Norway. Then he could have taken a shot at Norway to unite Scandinavia under one crown, which I think he would have probably had some claim to thanks to Scandinavian interrelation.,
 
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Philip of France died aged 15 when his horse tripped over a black pig. Had he lived he would have become king of France instead of his brother, Louis the Young, who had been brought up for a monastic life, which scuppered his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Matilda's supposed son by Heinrich V might live longer (records of this son are fairly patchy).

Alexander I of Scotland could have survived longer, though it seems unlikely that him living any longer would give him any children, as he seemingly never remarried out of respect for his dead wife.

Magnus I of Sweden could survive longer than he did (died aged 28 in battle) - if he lives just 21 days longer then he would have united the crowns of Denmark and Norway in 1134, and would still have an (increasingly tenuous) claim to the English throne.

Also in Scandinavia, Eystein I of Norway died aged 35 as did Sigurd the Crusader. If they lived longer then the feuds of the 12th in Norway could be avoided - though I think the Danes probably had a claim to Noway, so they might have made an effort at uniting Scandinavia.

Some interesting possibilities here.
 
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Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy

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One of these was already linked, I think
 
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