Mary Rose (9): Shoes

A number of different pairs of shoes and boots were preserved in the wreck. Here are 2 examples from the … More

Mary Rose (8) The Galley

The Cooks cabin was next to the galley. In it were found his personal eating implements – a small knife, … More

The Surgeon aboard ship performed operations but was also responsible for the treatment of all forms of disease encountered by … More

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

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

One of the amazing things about the Mary Rose excavation was thta as they came across the artefacts they were … More

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

This statue of Robert Falcon Scott stands at the entrance to Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. It was sculpted by Kathleen Scott, … 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