Sealed by time - Peter Richard Valentine Marsden

Although the wreck of the Mary Rose was raised twenty years ago,
the excavations and conservation work and indeed the ship itself
have never been published in full. Now the Mary Rose Trust, with
the Heritage Lottery Fund is publishing the complete history of
the project and the research up to the present day in five highly
illustrated volumes, revealing a wealth of information covering
all aspects of the ship.
Sealed by Time: The Loss and Recovery of the Mary Rose
traces the history of the Mary Rose from great naval vessel to ruinous shipwreck to an outstanding museum
display. The Mary Rose was an extraordinary ship. Built to a new
design, she was one of the first great British warships. Her
career spanned all but a few years of Henry VIII's reign and she
took place in most of his wars. Combining for the first time all
that is known from contemporary documents and the archaeological
evidence, Peter Marsden and a team of specialists give a
fascinating and detailed overview of her history. They set out
details of the circumstances of her building, participation in
three wars with France, repairs and rebuilds, and finally the
tragic sinking with massive loss of life in Portsmouth Harbour in
1545 as she prepared to encounter the French fleet one more time.
Also described are the place of the ship in naval and seafaring
history, the novel aspects of her shape and construction, how she
performed at sea, her structure, rigging and armoury. Bringing
the story up-to-date, further chapters describe the epic project
to excavate and salvage the ship that culminated in the raising
of the hull in 1982, an event watched by millions on television,
and subsequently how the museum and display of the massive hull
were created. Beautifully illustrated with contemporary paintings
and documents as well as photos of the excavations and some of
the 26,000 objects recovered, this will be of great interest to
everyone with an interest in maritime archaeology, conservation,
and the history of the period.