Mary RoseMuseum led by Peter Hebard
Peter Hebard organised this visit. The Mary Rose Exhibition has now grown into an entertaining and in depth history lesson about King Henry V111's ship sinking in the Solent 1545 . On this past events page you will see a write up of the trip with photographs shortly
The Mary Rose was Henry VIII pride and joy and flagship of his fleet. The pictures above show the ship before and after it met its demise. No one knows why it capsized since it hadbeen inservice for decades. It is thought that Henry making his land general admiral of the fleet and captain of the Mary Rose had something to do with it
We had a guide who was clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the project. He gave us detailed explanations about the many facets finding relics of this age in silt. Things that one would expect to disappear first were the most well preserved. You can see pictures of pewter plates, wooden artifacts, yew bows that look new and shoes and leather that shone.
The pictures above show a royal archer with long bows from the wreck. Also a prize cannon from the wreck.
Food on board was awful but plentiful. Most was cured in salt making it necessary for a sailor to drink 8 pints of small beer a day to prevent dehydration. The ovens and cauldrons of which there were two had to provide food for over 500 men.
The pewter plates and accessories and the leather goods are shown above