Historical stories, conservation and collections updates and other stories from the Mary Rose
Here in the archives, myself and the other Collections Volunteers have been scanning away and have recently reached our 60,000 digitised images milestone! As we make our way through the (hundreds of) film strips, we’re continuing to see Tudor objects make their way from the bottom of the Solent...
As well as the human inhabitants, the Mary Rose was home to a number of animals, some welcome, others not so welcome…
A lot of people would have you believe that bigger is best, and while it’s true that the Mary Rose is the biggest (and best!) archaeological artefact in the UK, her artefacts come in all sizes.
We’re going to concentrate on the tiny ones…
‘Henry’, given his name by Mary Rose divers in the 1970s when he was found down in the hold area of Henry VIII’s ship, is one of the most complete of the 92 fairly complete crew skeletons, and one of our most surprising...
A lot of people use the same starting point when they ask our volunteers questions in the museum; “This may be a stupid question, but…”
The sad thing is, it never is. They may be obvious questions, such as when the Mary Rose sank, or were there any...
You might not think that a ship like the Mary Rose would have a place for the disabled; accessibility and inclusivity weren’t exactly a high priority in Tudor England, and especially not on a fighting ship.
However, we have at least two members of the Mary Rose crew who suffered...
On a wooden ship there aren’t many more important jobs than that of carpenter, and while the Mary Rose appears to have had a small team of them on board, the most important of all was the Master Carpenter, who owned a cabin on the main deck.
This cabin is...
Would you believe that some things you might have heard about the Mary Rose might not be 100% true?
Based on one of our Third Thursday Tours
In Tudor England school wasn't the same as it is today. Young boys would go to school as infants to get a basic education, but as soon as they were old enough to work, they were on their own. Of course, if you were rich you could go to a...