What’s going on at The Mary Rose
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The Mary Rose was raised from the Solent 35 years ago in 1982 and has been undergoing extensive conservation ever since funded through the Mary Rose Trust, a charity that does not receive government funding. Firstly, the ship was sprayed with chilled water and then sprayed over a period of...
Mike and Sandra Perkins were the lucky visitors who helped the Mary Rose reach 10 million visitors today – a complete surprise for the couple from Pembroke Dock in Wales. They were welcomed to the Museum by CEO of the Mary Rose Trust, Helen Bonser-Wilton. To mark the occasion, the...
“We are greatly saddened by news of actor Robert Hardy’s death. He was a true gentleman and joy to work with. Robert’s work with the Mary Rose has been transformational as the leading specialist on the longbow. Without his enthusiasm, skill and knowledge of the craft of archery, the subject...
Research by Dr Garry Scarlett, a DNA expert at the University of Portsmouth, should enable museum staff to recreate the skeletons of some of the crew.
Only a handful of the ship’s 500 crew survived when Henry VIII’s flagship was sunk in...
Guests will be enjoy first class catering while looking down at uninterrupted views of the restored timbers of the ship.
The experience can be personalised with music and lighting tailored to the client and the nature of the event – making each one a memorable, bespoke experience.
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These research-grade, highly accurate photogrammetry models of human skulls, together with a number of artefacts were generated for a Swansea Universityresearch project based in the College of...
Test results from one of the sample bones has led archaeologists to suspect that some of the stored cod came from as far away as Newfoundland in eastern Canada.
The research team say that the findings show how naval provisioning played an important role in the early expansion of the...
“All at the Mary Rose Trust are deeply saddened to learn that Doctor Margaret Rule has died. For very nearly 50 years, her name has been synonymous with that of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s flagship, she having been the archaeological director of the remarkable excavation.
“It was some 50...