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The Mary Rose: coming to a village hall near you!

For over 40 years a network of speakers across the country have been bringing to life the fascinating history of the Mary Rose.

The Grace Dieu of Henry V

In our latest Collections blog we take a look at the Grace Dieu, ship of Henry V, which didn’t have as exciting a career as the Mary Rose…

The Mary Rose on Tour: Looking back on community engagement in 2024

Mary Rose – International Superstar

Portsmouth is at the heart of the Mary Rose story, but over the last 50 years her stories have been shared worldwide.

Conservation of a gun carriage: Preserving objects for future generations

One of my jobs as a Conservation Intern at the Mary Rose Trust in the summer of 2024 was to clean and conserve the gun carriage…

Commemorative inscriptions on the Museum’s walls: make your mark!

Commemorative inscriptions, appearing on the outside of the Mary Rose Museum – an iconic building in its own right – offer a unique opportunity to memorialise loved ones, or to celebrate a love of Tudor history, or even the Mary Rose itself!

Post-Tudor discoveries in the search for the Mary Rose

Post-Tudor artefacts, ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries, provide insight into the stories of the Solent after the loss of the Mary Rose.

Shells and Stones: Ballast and the Mary Rose

Exploring the thrilling world of ballast on the Mary Rose, and elsewhere in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard…

Decoding and Diving: New Workshops at the Mary Rose

We are always looking for ways to tell new stories at the Mary Rose Museum, so we developed two new workshops to offer to schools.