The Mary Rose
In 1509, Britain commenced building the Mary Rose, one of the most powerful war ships of her day. In 1545, Henry VIII went to Portsmouth to see the Mary Rose depart, with other vessels to meet a French Invasion fleet a mile and a quarter from the entrance to Portsmouth harbour. Within earshot of the King, the ship - her balance unsettled by all the sailors rushing to one side for a rousing cheer for His Majesty - capsized and sank with a huge loss of life.

But the Mary Rose settled in silt at the bottom of the river, and when she was located in 1965 and painstakingly raised and restored, a huge number of artefacts were uncovered, revealing much about life in England during the 17th century. Article covers the story of the Mary Rose, and what we saw when we visited both the ship and the exhibition of the amazing items that were found in her.

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