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In conversation with…

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.

The Tale of Two Ships : Vasa – lost on her maiden voyage

The Tale of Two Ships : Vasa – lost on her maiden voyage

In 1961, the people of Sweden brought their own historic ship to the surface, with an origin story that has, on occasion, been mistakenly attributed to someone else…

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The (Fiddle) Loom of Time

The (Fiddle) Loom of Time

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Choosing a conservation treatment for a unique artefact

Choosing a conservation treatment for a unique artefact

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