Melvadius Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 To coincide with an appeal to raise additional finances for the Mary rose museum there have been some new announceemnts about finds fromt he wreck 'Carefully preserved relics revealing what life was like on board Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, have been revealed for the first time. A Tudor fiddle and a leather "manbag" are just a few of the items The Mary Rose Trust has allowed to be filmed. The move marks the launch of the Mary Rose 500 appeal to raise the remaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caesar novus Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Whew, I just made it to the ship before they just now closed down its display for a few years. The Telegraph shows an artifact that reminds how transmitted disease wasn't entirely a one way street from explorers to the new world. Syphilis is thought to originate in the new world, and the Mary Rose used this urethra syringe to treat it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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