The sinking of the Mary Rose has never been fully explained, although many believe that the ship was so crowded on the day that she was difficult to sail and became unstable whilst attempting to turn. Whatever the cause, this tragedy remained one of the legendary events in Britain’s rich maritime History.

Lying on her side for the next 436 years in the muddy waters off the coast of Portsmouth, sealed in time as a microcosm of Tudor life, waiting for its secrets to be unlocked.

Over 100 skeletons were recovered by the Mary Rose dive team which have subsequently been used, through bone and DNA analysis, to identify key members of the Mary Rose crew, like the carpenter, cook, master gunner, purser, archer, barber surgeon, which have now been brought to life at the Mary Rose Museum.