November 17, 2008
What really sank the Mary Rose?
Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose was sunk by a French cannonball and this was covered up by political spin, according to a new academic study.From the BBC.Until now it was believed a combination of wind and tide pressed Mary Rose over, causing her gun ports to flood in a 16th Century battle in the Solent.
But University of Portsmouth geographer Dominic Fontana said the truth was withheld to maintain the Navy's image.
Posted by David on November 17, 2008 9:11 PM
I will look for a copy of the new broadcast on Usenet after the 24th Nov.
A recent one about the computerized reconstruction mentioned, among other things,that analyses of the bones showed a surprisingly large number of Spanish crew, and speculated that language problems might explain why the Admiral-captain complained about the crew and why the gunports were left open during a maneuver.
But it also expressed some surprise that what appeared to be remains of the ship's carpenter and some tools were found at the bottom of the ship, rather than nearer the top deck: this new idea, that the ship had been hulled, could explain that.
Posted by: teqjack on November 18, 2008 12:54 PM
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