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Seabed to Showcase: Hatch the dog
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Seabed to Showcase: Hatch the dog

Hatch, our ship’s dog, is one of the most recognisable exhibits here at the Mary Rose (perhaps only second to the ship itself!)

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The 180-year-old Mary Rose souvenirs
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The 180-year-old Mary Rose souvenirs

When the Mary Rose was first rediscovered in the 1830s, everyone wanted a piece of the ship, and with these souvenirs, they could have one…

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How to be a scientist
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How to be a scientist

There is no single right way to become a scientist, but in our latest blog, Prof Schofield goes back to her roots and plants some future scientist seeds…

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Keeping things ship-shape
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Keeping things ship-shape

What goes on behind the scenes at the Mary Rose Museum?

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Steering the Mary Rose
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Steering the Mary Rose

The ship’s wheel wasn’t in use in the 16th century, so how did they steer the Mary Rose?

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How did a coconut find its way onto the Mary Rose wreck site?
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How did a coconut find its way onto the Mary Rose wreck site?

Many unusual objects were found on the Mary Rose, including a coconut, but why was it there?

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Caring for our collection
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Caring for our collection

There is a lot more to displaying the objects from the Mary Rose than just taking them out of the sea, wiping off the mud and sticking them in a display case…

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Shardlake and the Mary Rose
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Shardlake and the Mary Rose

What links the Mary Rose to the historical novels featuring Mathew Shardlake, written by C. J. Sansom?

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Witchcraft, belief and religion on board the Mary Rose
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Witchcraft, belief and religion on board the Mary Rose

An insight into belief on board the Mary Rose, and how certain objects reflect their attitudes during a time of religious turmoil

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