The Mary Rose
The Mary Rose
The Mary Rose was the flagship in the navy of
King Henry VIII - the most famous ship of the Tudors. The Mary Rose was
constructed in the first year of the reign of Henry VIII when he was
only 18 years old. During a large part of his reign England was at war
with France. The Mary Rose was
named after King Henry VIII's sister Mary and the Tudor rose which was the emblem of
the Tudors. The Mary Rose capsized and sank with the loss of all but 35
of her crew during the Tudors Battle of the Solent in 1545. The Battle
of the Solent was a naval battle fought between the invasion fleet of King
Francis I of France and King Henry VIII of England. In 1979 the Mary
Rose Trust was formed to excavate the wreck and on October 11, 1982 the
wreck was lifted from the sea - a symbol of the Tudors naval power. This
section also covers the Tudor navy, wars, navigation, ships, sailors,
explorers, warfare and weapons. Click one of the following links for
facts and information about the Tudor navy and the famous Mary Rose
warship:
Information about
the Mary Rose - Description
and Facts about the famous Tudor Warship
This page provides fast and
interesting facts and information about this famous Tudor Warship. The
pride of King Henry VIII and the Tudor Navy. Why was this warship
important to the Tudors? The raising of the Mary Rose. How long was the
Mary Rose in Service? The Carrack Ship Design. The size of the warship.
The Weapons of the Sailors. The Guns or Canon and Gunports.
Facts about the Mary Rose
- Description and Facts about the famous Tudor Warship
This page provides fast and
interesting facts and information about this famous Tudor Warship. The
pride of King Henry VIII and the Tudor Navy.
Mary Rose Artefacts
Approximately 20,000 Mary Rose artefacts were recovered from the
shipwreck. The artefacts include personal artefacts, medical artefacts
and military artefacts including the weapons for hand to hand fighting
and the ship's guns.
Mary Rose
Warship
Basic facts and information about the Mary Rose warship. The Guns and
Gunports on the Mary Rose Warship.
The Mary Rose
Longbows
Description of the Mary Rose Longbows and Arrows - Long and Short
Bodkins. The Longbows and the archers. Tudor History, facts and
interesting information about the Mary Rose Longbows.
The Mary Rose
Shipwreck
The Sinking of the warship.
Discovery of the Shipwreck by John Deane in 1836 and the Rediscovery of
the Shipwreck in 1966 headed by Alexander McKee. Facts and information
about the diving work involved and the Raising of the warship.
The Mary Rose
Each section of this Tudors website addresses all topics and provides interesting facts and information about
the Mary Rose. The Sitemap provides full details of all of the information and
facts provided about the fascinating subject of the Tudors!
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