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The Mary Rose
@MaryRoseMuseum
Home of Henry VIII's favourite ship, which sank off the English coast in 1545. #Portsmouth's top visitor attraction on TripAdvisor. Part of @PHDockyard.
Apr 15 • 37 tweets • 8 min read
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain... A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical.. A white vertical line on a blue background. This pretty much describes every post in this thread, so we won't repeat it. If there's no description, just think "white vertical line on a blue background."
Aug 2, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Tiny bone dice, recovered from the Solent after over 400 years buried at the bottom of the sea. These dice are a favourite among many of our visitors, divers, archaeologists, staff and volunteers. #MyFavouriteArtefact Image Conservation and Heritage Science Intern, Sian Blake, explains why they love the dice:

"The dice are my favourite artefact from the Museum due to their size and the number recovered from the site!"

#MyFavouriteArtefact
Jun 7, 2021 • 40 tweets • 25 min read
Heartstone is perfect for Tudor fans as it has some very accurate depictions of the Mary Rose and Tudor Portsmouth.

Which is hardly surprising because we helped with the research! #OnceUponAtimeMW The Book Heartstone by C J Sansom is part of a Tudor detectiThe start of the dedication in the book. I am very grateful But there are some more nuggets from the book you can find in our museum that we want to share with you.
Jun 7, 2021 • 17 tweets • 10 min read
Ah, the story of the Mary Rose, where do we begin?

No, really, where do we begin?

#OnceUponAtimeMW Does the story begin in 1509, when a young ambitious prince becomes king, and decides that one of his first acts will be to increase the number of ships in his late father's 'Army by Sea'?
#OnceUponAtimeMW Henry VIII as a young, curly haired beardless 18 year old, n