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Munch ado about nothing
Blog - Collections

Munch ado about nothing

There are lots of bugs and critters that can eat the precious objects in a museum. Find out how we keep the objects in the Mary Rose Museum safe from these pests.

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Volunteers’ Week: Celebrating the people behind the Mary Rose
Blog - Collections

Volunteers’ Week: Celebrating the people behind the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose is marking Volunteers’ Week by joining in celebrations and sharing the story of one of its longest serving volunteers.

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Mystery of a Queen
Blog - Collections

Mystery of a Queen

When the Mary Rose sank in 1545, Henry VIII was married to his sixth wife, Katherine Parr, so why was the symbol of his first wife on a wristguard on board the Mary Rose?

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Talking to Bangalore
Blog - Learning

Talking to Bangalore

The Mary Rose is known internationally, as our Learning Team discovered when they spoke to students from a school in Bangalore…

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HMS Mary Rose (1915)
Blog - Collections

HMS Mary Rose (1915)

The story of HMS Mary Rose (1915), which shared a similar fate to its Tudor namesake during World War I when it was lost in battle…

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Monitoring movement on the Mary Rose.
Blog - Collections

Monitoring movement on the Mary Rose.

Even though the conservation project has come to an end there is still plenty of work to ensure the Mary Rose survives for future generations. 

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Behind the Scenes – A day as a Collections Intern
Blog - Collections

Behind the Scenes – A day as a Collections Intern

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of the Mary Rose Museum?

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The Mary Rose: coming to a village hall near you!
Blog - Support us

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.

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The Grace Dieu of Henry V
Blog - Collections

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…

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