Tudor History Photo: King Henry Vii Tudor History, English History, History Of England
Henry and a number of his courtiers were at dockside, watching with unbelieving eyes as the ship, carrying a crew of 700, caught a shore breeze and keeled over dangerously. Water began flooding into her reduced gun ports as cannons crashed headlong across her slanting decks, aggravating the ship’s list. Within minutes the Mary Rose sank, leaving only the tops of two masts above water even though fewer than three dozen survivors swam for their lives. Anne Boleyn (Jodie Turner-Smith)…