Henry VIII’s warship, lost in the Battle of the Solent in 1545 and raised in 1982, and how her conservation compares with Vasa’s — curriculum-shaped, with our own drawings and a public fact-check log. Where good sources disagree, we keep both in view.
The Mary Rose Trust traces her story from her commissioning by Henry VIII to the raising in 1982 and beyond. Mary Rose Trust The Mary Rose, Britannica says, was an English warship commissioned during Henry VIII’s reign that often served as the flagship of the fleet. It was built in Portsmouth, England, between 1509 and 1511 and served in the Royal Navy until it was sunk in 1545 during the Battle of the Solent. The wreck was raised in 1982 and later put on display. Britannica
The Mary Rose was lost during the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545. Mary Rose Trust The Mary Rose was raised on 11 October 1982, the Trust’s timeline says. Mary Rose Trust The Mary Rose was built in 1510-11 at the start of Henry VIII’s reign and was one of his favourite ships for 34 years, until it sank in 1545, the Trust says. Mary Rose Trust
A simplified timeline. Sources still disagree about whether “built” means 1510, 1510–11, or 1509–1511.Drawing: our own, simplified and not to scale