Mary Rose (6): Guns

The Mary Rose was originally designed as a platform for soldiers to board another ship. Her original allotment of guns … More

Mary Rose (5): The Master Gunner

The Master Gunner was in charge of all guns, shot and gunpowder on the ship. He was also responsible for … More

The Mary Rose Bell is one of the few objects excavated, which date from the launch of the ship in … More

The preservation of the ship and its contents are been a major undertaking. Essentially the archaeologists were working with little … More

Over the next few weeks, I plan to publish a series of blogs about my recent visit to the Mary … More

Lendal tower in York forms part of the defensive curtain of the city wall. It protected both a crossing from … More

I think one of the great things about the completeness of the city walls in York is that most of … More

When I was in Oxford recently I didn’t have time to look around the interior of the castle but here … More

The Ashmolean Museum in the centre of Oxford has the distinction of being the worlds first University Museum dating back … More