1545

The Mary Rose

Henry VIII watched in horror. His flagship keeled over

turning sharply to fire portside when seawater surged

in the gun-ports and she crashed beneath the Solent.

Around 700 men and 1 dog perished.

Charles III, then Prince Charles, watched from a boat

nearby, around 60 million watched BBC live on TV and

thousands jostled on Portsmouth harbour. To see a

a buried gem of Tudor history lifted from the seabed.