King Henry VIII built the English Royal Navy around his favorite warship, the ‘Mary Rose,’ which sank under mysterious circumstances in 1545. The shipwreck was raised from the seabed more than ...

The Mary Rose was built at Portsmouth between 1509 and 1511. Named for Henry VIII's favourite sister ... a large build-up of naval force by the new king in the years between 1510 and 1515.

The wreck of King Henry VIII’s flagship vessel, the Mary Rose, has started to ‘come down on itself’, the ship’s conservation manager has warned, as the structure begins to shift after ...

The Mary Rose, which is still undergoing conservation ... The 500-year-old vessel was the flagship of King Henry VIII and sank in his view off the south coast near Portsmouth on July 19, 1545 ...

The huge timbers of Henry VIII's favourite vessel ... The then Prince of Wales - now King Charles III - became President of the Mary Rose Trust in 1979, formed in part to bring the ship to ...

LONDON, 11 Oct. — Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose came to the surface in the ... Rose heeled over and went to the bottom as the King himself watched from the shore. It is believed the ...

Born on February 18, 1516, Mary was the only surviving child of King Henry VIII’s first wife, the formidable Katherine of Aragon. Henry doted on his daughter, calling her his “pearl of the ...

That was a really great privilege, to look after the safety of the future king. He was a very good diver and very experienced. There are many reasons why I think the Mary Rose is close to his ...

The Mary Rose was part of the Tudor navy during Henry VIII's reign. On July 19, 1545, it sank while engaging French ships in the Battle of the Solent. Excavated in the late 20th century ...