News
The Big Christmas Raffle - The Mary Rose Trust and New Theatre Royal Portsmouth are joining forces this Christmas to help both our fundraising efforts with the launch of The Big Christmas Raffle - read more
Waterstones Card Holder Competition - win a VIP trip to the Mary Rose - read more
Mary Rose Publications - The publication of these five Mary Rose Volumes form a significant milestone in maritime archaeology in the United Kingdom - read more
Giant Commemorative Coin Floated at Site where Mary Rose Sank - The Royal Mint marks 500th anniversary of maritime icon Mary Rose with floating coin at the ship’s resting place in the Solent - read more
Flythrough of the Mary Rose Museum in 2012 - As Prince Harry marked the next milestone in the history of the Mary Rose by laying the foundation stone for the new museum on Friday (18th March, 2011), the Mary Rose Trust was also revealing a preview flythrough of how the inside of the building at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will look when it opens to public in Autumn 2012 - read more
Mary Rose Coins - Your Noblest Shippe 1511. It is a great pleasure to celebrate the 500th anniversary of such a great national icon as the Mary Rose on a UK commemorative £2 coin this year. Now available for purchase - read more
Hospitality
The Mary Rose and her treasures tell a fascinating
story about Tudor life and times and offer a
unique venue for
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The Mary Rose
The
Mary Rose is based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Built between 1509
and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside,
and was a firm favourite of King Henry VIII.
After a long and successful career, she
sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet
in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in
the history of nautical archaeology.
Please note: The hull of the Mary Rose will not be on display until mid 2012 while a new museum is built to house her. The present museum, displaying the amazing artefacts recovered from the wreck, will still be open during this period.
Visitors to the Historic dockyard should be aware that the Mary Rose is currently undertaking extensive works to prepare for the new museum opening in 2012. This may mean that some objects have to be temporarily removed from display. The Mary Rose Trust offers sincere apologies for this inconvenience, and urges visitors to contact them in advance if there are particular items they are hoping to see.
