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Historical stories, conservation, news and collections updates and other stories from the Mary Rose.

Projecting the Past – putting the men on the Mary Rose

Projecting the Past – putting the men on the Mary Rose

War and Peace – life onboard the Mary Rose – projections of the crew showing life on a Tudor warship. How were these films created?

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Looking back: the Mary Rose in space

Looking back: the Mary Rose in space

In 2011, part of the Mary Rose went where no Tudor warship had gone before…

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How tall were the crew of the Mary Rose?

How tall were the crew of the Mary Rose?

Were people a lot shorter in the past? Not according to the crew of the Mary Rose

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Looking back – Hatch at Crufts

Looking back – Hatch at Crufts

In 2010, Hatch, the ship’s dog of the Mary Rose, was exhibited at Crufts.

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Toilets on the Mary Rose

Toilets on the Mary Rose

Where did the crew of the Mary Rose go to the toilet? Not off the poop deck, if that’s what you were thinking…

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How to clean a Tudor Log

How to clean a Tudor Log

Over 700 logs were found on the Mary Rose, many originally destined for firewood, but we look after them just like the rest of the collection.

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The Mary Rose ‘crow’s nest’

The Mary Rose ‘crow’s nest’

When is a crow’s nest not a crow’s nest?

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Naming names

Naming names

We don’t have a crew manifest for the Mary Rose, but we do have a few names we can attribute to the crew of Henry VIII’s favourite ship…

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The Mary Rose – Racing Yacht?

The Mary Rose – Racing Yacht?

The Mary Rose is often thought of as being unstable, yet in 1513, she took part in a race around the Kent coast.

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