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

Back to school on the Mary Rose

Back to school on the Mary Rose

In Tudor England school wasn’t the same as it is today. Still, you can find parallels, if you look hard enough (and have a blog to write!)

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Five things on the menu on the Mary Rose

Five things on the menu on the Mary Rose

Among the 19,000 objects recovered from the Mary Rose, we found evidence of the food the crew ate, as well as the food they never got to eat.

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Ballast on the Mary Rose

Ballast on the Mary Rose

102 tonnes of ballast were on board the Mary Rose when she sank, probably sourced from the beach at Portsmouth Harbour.

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The boats of the Mary Rose

The boats of the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose, like most large ships in Henry’s fleet, would have had three boats, used to take the crew ashore.

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Five things from the Mary Rose that’ll make you go ‘Oooh’!

Five things from the Mary Rose that’ll make you go ‘Oooh’!

It wasn’t just the weapons of war on the Mary Rose that were nasty; some of the devices used to make people better were just as gruesome.

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Changing the face of Tudor England

Changing the face of Tudor England

How science can help us identify the origins of a man who died nearly 500 years ago, and reveal new information about diversity in Henry VIII’s navy.

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Fantastic beasts of the Mary Rose (and where to find them)

Fantastic beasts of the Mary Rose (and where to find them)

A blog exploring some of the mythical creatures that appear on the objects recovered from the Mary Rose.

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Mary Rose: International Ship of History

Mary Rose: International Ship of History

Tudor England was more multicultural than you might think – overseas influences were felt everywhere, even on the ships of Henry VIII’s navy!

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Half a dozen roses from the Mary Rose

Half a dozen roses from the Mary Rose

A selection of depictions of the Tudor rose on the Mary Rose, warship of Henry VIII

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