maryrosemuseum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⚓️ Here’s some highlights from our recent visit to the waterfront attraction in Portsmouth which is home to the flagship of Henry VIII and the largest collection of Tudor artefacts in the world! There’s plenty of interactive elements for the kids from sketching to digital games and trying out some longbows too and their immense power. We also enjoyed trying out their new immersive experience, a 4D theatre experience ‘1982: Dive the Mary Rose’ which

Discovered in 1971 and raised in 1982, the Mary Rose is a famous time capsule of Tudor times, yielding around 19,000 artefacts and 179 skeletons. Mary Rose Museum | BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight

In 1545, Henry VIII finally got a chance to test his cannon-armed warship with its revolutionary gunport design, in battle against the French. In an ironic twist, the Mary Rose would end up sinking after taking in water through those same gun ports. A new episode of Combat Ships airs tonight at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

When people tell you that the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage... https://maryrose.org/the-history-of-the-mary-rose/ | The Mary Rose