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Projecting the Past – putting the men on the Mary Rose

‘War and Peace – life onboard the Mary Rose’, featuring full-sized projections of the crew, allows visitors to see what life was like on board a busy Tudor warship. But how were these films created?

A team from the University of Portsmouth, studying BSc Television and Broadcasting, has produced a documentary featuring the people behind the filming, as well as some of the actors involved.

Have you seen the finished projections? What did you think of them?

Songs from the Mary Rose

Songs from the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose has been an inspiration for musicians and songwriters for decades. In that time, there have been many tracks on vinyl and CD.

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Why we’re not rebuilding the Mary Rose

Why we’re not rebuilding the Mary Rose

A question that often gets asked is if there are plans to rebuild the port side of the Mary Rose, so that “you’d have a whole ship!”, but would we really?

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A Tale of Two Ships: Vasa and the Mary Rose

A Tale of Two Ships: Vasa and the Mary Rose

In 1961, the Swedish brought their own historic ship to the surface, which has an origin story you might have heard attributed to someone else…

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