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

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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Meet Cuthbert, the Mary Rose Cuttlefish!

Meet Cuthbert, the Mary Rose Cuttlefish!

During the excavation on the Mary Rose, a number of cuttlefish living on the wreck site were adopted by the divers as pets!

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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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