Malvasia Malmsey was one of the three major wines exported from Greece in medieval times. (For other examples, see Rumney wine and Cretan wine). It is alleged that when Edward IV of England convicted his brother, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, of high treason, his private execution consisted of being "drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine," which is dramatized in Shakespeare's "Richard III". Both Monemvasia and Candia have lent their names to modern grape varieties. In Greece, there is a variety known as Monemvasia, evidently named after the port, though now grown primarily in the Cyclades. In western Europe,
TSS Duke of Clarence down - a red, green and white light combined and a white globe light. At approximately "Duke of Clarence" passed "Lady Loch" and shortly after collided with "Albatross", ramming the "Albatross" amidships, resulting in "Albatross" sinking in a matter of minutes. "Lady Loch" hastened to the scene and upon arrival found "Duke of Clarence" stationary with two of her lifeboats engaged searching for survivors. Captain Edward Shimmin had managed to save himself by climbing aboard "Duke of Clarence", two further sailors, Robert Kelly (second engineer) and deck hand Thomas Turner, had managed to take hold of two empty fish boxes