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[Ibex]

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[artyboy]

1.What’s in a name?

The second part of the flagship’s name is believed to refer to the Tudor rose, emblem of Henry VIII’s house. Mary could refer to the Virgin, but it is more commonly seen as a reference to Henry VIII’s sister.

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Some £199 3s 8d was spent on flags for the Mary Rose in 1511 — about £133,000 in today’s money.

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There may have been up to 700 men on board the Mary Rose when she sank, of which fewer than 40 survived. Most of the skeletons recovered by archaeologists were of young men in their twenties, with an average height of 5 foot 7 inches.

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Two metal syringes were among the artefacts recovered from the wreck. The larger is thought to have been used to treat constipation, whilst the smaller was a urethral syringe for the treatment of gonorrhoea and bladder stones.

[Cridders88]

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[artyboy]

Two left-handed leather mittens were found stored inside the same chest – the only examples of handwear recovered from the Mary Rose. Their exact purpose is unclear, but they may have been worn by archers for protection when firing flaming arrows.

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Archaeologists have found plenty of evidence of what would have been eaten on the Mary Rose. Nine barrels contained bones from fully-grown cattle, their carcasses halved and cut into joints. Numerous pig bones were also recovered, as well as fish mainly North Sea cod, many measuring over 1m in length — stored in baskets in the stern. Plum or prune stones, together with pea pods, and even peppercorns have been found in various areas of the ship.

[artyboy]

Arty's trying for 4,000! :biggrin:

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In the doorway of the carpenter’s cabin, investigators found the almost complete skeleton of a small dog aged between 18 months and two years old. The skeletons of a rat and a frog have also been discovered in the wreck.