The Mary Rose was the flagship of King Henry VIIIl, which after a 34 year-long career sank on 19th July 1545 off the coast of Portsmouth, where she lay until 1982 when she was dramatically recovered from the seabed to a TV audience of 60,000,000 people!

The ship and many of the thousands of objects recovered with her are now displayed across three levels in a purpose built museum, constantly rated No. 1 on TripAdvisor. 

Although only half of the ship remains, she is brought to life through the objects surrounding her, from the large iron and bronze guns to intimate objects, like nitcombs, bowls and the clothes the crew wore. 

It's not just things to see - Feel the strength of the Tudor longbows, hold timbers shaped by hands that built ships for one of history's most infamous monarchs, smell the genuine smell of Tudor rope and even say hello to the ship's dog, trapped outside the carpenter's cabin on that fateful day.