In 1545, Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose, was sunk by the French navy in the Solent. In this fascinating history documentary, exclusive access to the skeleton remains of the 500-year-old Mary Rose, Henry VIII's flagship, reveals startling new secrets of this world-famous wreck, and the origins of those who sailed her. Skeletons of the Mary Rose: The New Evidence. About the programme. With the help of Mary Rose Trust curator Alex Hildred, the programme uncovers evidence that many of the sailors were of African origin, and traces surviving descendants of the only two members of the crew who can be identified by name. The Mary Rose is delighted to present The Many Faces of Tudor England exhibition which explores the latest scientific and genealogical findings into the crew of the Mary Rose.Held from 18 March – 31 December 2019, the display is in dialogue with the new documentary Skeletons of the Mary Rose: The New Evidence, part of the award-winning series Secret Histories.

Home. Scientists attempt to identify the crew of Henry VIII’s flagship in Skeletons of the Mary Rose: The New Evidence in a new C4 one-off documentary. Skeletons of the Mary Rose review – how multicultural was Tudor England?

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4 / 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Skeletons of victims of the Mary Rose could be put back together for the first time since the Tudor warship sank after scientists digitised the human remains. Unearth brand new never-before-seen information about one of the most famous ships in history.

Plus, the little-known story of a 16th-century Guinean free-diver who retrieved several treasures from the wreck. For hundreds of years it lay in its murky grave, but in 1982 it was brought up from the depths, revealing thousands of artefacts from Tudor England as well as human remains of … A unique, cutting-edge scientific investigation reveals surprising …