Letters from the Mary Rose

by David Loades and C.S. Knighton

Book Overview

The raising of the Mary Rose has made her one of the most famous ships in history, but what was she actually like in her heyday? This book, based around letters from her days of active service, brings the Mary Rose vividly to life. The letters give an extended flavour of what it was like to serve on her, or to be involved with her supply and maintenance, between her launch in 1511 and that fateful day in 1545. Most of them were written aboard the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750999381
• ISBN13: 9780750999380
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 282 Pages