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Dr Alex Hildred, Head of Research and Diane Budden, Medical Historian.

Episode 4: The Tudor Pandemic

Mary Rose Museum · In conversation with… Dr Alex Hildred, Head of Research and Diane Budden, Medical Historian.

Coronavirus it was not, but ‘The Sweating Sickness’, the epidemic prevalent in Tudor England, was a match for our current pandemic and was feared greatly by the population of England. If contracted, you could be dead in a matter of hours. Scary stuff!

Alex and Diane, discuss this epidemic, and other widespread diseases as well as Tudor medicine in general and how those diseases were treated.

HMS Mary Rose (1915)

HMS Mary Rose (1915)

The story of HMS Mary Rose (1915), which shared a similar fate to its Tudor namesake during World War I when it was lost in battle…

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Monitoring movement on the Mary Rose.

Monitoring movement on the Mary Rose.

Even though the conservation project has come to an end there is still plenty of work to ensure the Mary Rose survives for future generations. 

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Behind the Scenes – A day as a Collections Intern

Behind the Scenes – A day as a Collections Intern

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of the Mary Rose Museum?

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