The Mary Rose - The Mary Rose
WEBMay 25, 2024 · Mary Rose. Explore Henry VIII’s favourite ship and the largest collection of Tudor objects in the world. Book tickets. Opening times. Discover the Museum’s opening times and plan your visit. View opening times. How to get here. Discover the best ways to travel to the Museum and plan your journey. Find directions.
Discover - The Mary Rose
WEBDiscover the Mary Rose’s unique history, from Tudor warship to shipwreck, to iconic modern museum. Explore the history.
Plan your visit - The Mary Rose
WEBPlan your visit. Immerse yourself in the largest collection of Tudor artefacts in the world here at the Mary Rose Museum. From parking and directions to group visit and accessibility, find out all your pre-visit information here.
Why did the Mary Rose sink?
WEBThe Mary Rose sank on 19th July 1545, but there could be several reasons why Henry VIII's favourite ship was lost.
The life of the - The Mary Rose
WEBWhile the Mary Rose was not the largest of Henry’s ships – the 1000-ton Regent, built in 1487 held that position – it was the Mary Rose that the Admiral of the Fleet, Edward Howard, picked as his flagship. This was to be a matter of significance in the Battle of St Mathieu on the 10th August 1512.
The boats of the - The Mary Rose
WEBJul 23, 2019 · The Mary Rose, like most large ships in Henry’s fleet, would have had three boats, used to take the crew and any troops stationed onboard ashore. The great boat would have been the largest, fitted with sails and 20 oars, as well as a rudder and iron sheaves on the bow, to assist with handling anchors.
Raising the Mary Rose
WEBThe Mary Rose was raised on 11 th October 1982, following many years of searching, excavation, and recording. Henry VIII’s ship was finally returning home to Portsmouth Dockyard, where she had been built almost 500 years earlier.
Archery and longbows on the Mary Rose
WEBThe collection recovered is the only precisely dated archery assemblage surviving from any historical period. There are 172 longbows (of 250 listed for the ship), over 2,000 complete arrows and about 7,000 fragments. Four chests for …
Artefacts - The Mary Rose
WEBDiscover a selection of the 19,000 original Tudor objects recovered from the Mary Rose wreck site.
Museum highlights - The Mary Rose
WEBThen join the divers as they discover the first timbers of the Mary Rose, excavate the 34m-long shipwreck, recover her treasures, and return our Tudor warship to the surface for the first time in 437 years.