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

Taking photos at the Mary Rose Museum

Taking photos at the Mary Rose Museum

Getting the best from your photos at the Mary Rose Museum

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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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What did they do with the drunken sailors?

What did they do with the drunken sailors?

In June 1539, four of the Mary Rose‘s crew went drinking, and their drunken shenanigans would end up going down in history…

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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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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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