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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.

Mary Rose- A lifetime on film.

Mary Rose- A lifetime on film.

The Mary Rose Trust’s audio-visual collection has been growing for over 40 years, but data storage formats have changed a lot over the years.

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Money, money, money: It’s a rich man’s ship

Money, money, money: It’s a rich man’s ship

The coinage on board the ship once again shows how the Mary Rose is a snapshot of the Tudor period and holds significant evidence for all aspects of Tudor life.

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Stories from the past: a personal relic from the Mary Rose

Stories from the past: a personal relic from the Mary Rose

Personal possessions hold great importance in exploring life on the Mary Rose. We can use them to learn more about the people who owned them, their beliefs and roles.

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