Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb on an exclusive guided tour of the Mary Rose in the first of her series "Tours Through Time" learn.suzannahlipscomb.com/courses/TTT-...

Let's look at a box for Boxing Day! This small box has a sliding lid and three compartments inside, and may have been used to store personal items. Sadly, this particular box was empty.

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT sink on his maiden voyage

Merry Christmas to all our friends and followers around the world! Image adapted from artwork by Clarke Reynolds, with individual artworks by Mary Rose Trust staff and volunteers

Have you put your mince pies and tankard of ale out for Father Christmas?

What time is it? it's time for another Tenuously Christmassy post, and it's all about reindeer! Were there reindeer on the Mary Rose? No, but it's Christmas, and we have to try and be a bit festive...

Something tells us that we're going to be correcting a lot of people today... maryrose.org/discover/his...

Today's our last opening day before Christmas, so if you've not been yet this year, come and see us on the 27th December! maryrose.org/Visit

Since everyone's started sharing these again...

The first person recorded wishing someone "Merry Christmas" was Bishop John Fisher, in a letter to Thomas Cromwell #OnThisDay, 22nd December 1534. "And this our Lord God send you a mery Christmas, and a comfortable, to your heart’s desire." 🖼️ Wikimedia Commons

How does Henry VIII get into his palace when he's forgotten his keys? He goes in 'Tudor' window. #CrackerJokes

What's on this weekend at the Mary Rose Museum? Nothing special, unless you count thousands of original Tudor objects, recovered from the seabed, alongside the remains of the hull of one of Henry VIII's finest ships. But yeah, other than that... maryrose.org/visit

FESTIVE FRIDAY FUN! Share your Tudor ship name with us in the comments!

It's Friday, it's almost Christmas, you know what that means... Time for a bumper crop of Tudor Christmas Cracker Jokes!

FESTIVE FRIDAY FUN! Share your Tudor ship name with us in the comments!

Ever been so iconic that you make the cover of the #Christmas edition of the Radio Times? We did back in 1982...

What do you have on your Christmas Tree; a Star, an Angel, or something else? Let us know...

What do you have on your Christmas Tree; a Star, an Angel, or something else? Let us know...

It's time to be Tenuously Christmassy again! Is that holly above the initials of this seal matrix, found in the chest of a Italian gentleman serving on the Mary Rose? The initials GI (seen here inverted) were presumably the initials of the owner. #TenouslyTudorChristmas

Get the perfect Tudor Gift for your family and friends this Christmas! Our last postage date before Christmas is 16th December 2025, so don't miss out! shop.maryrose.org

The Mary Rose saw 33 Christmases during her career as a warship, but how would her crew have celebrated the festive season? Did they get to go home, or spend the season at sea? Find out in our blog - maryrose.org/christmas-on...

Get the perfect Tudor Gift for your family and friends this Christmas! Our last postage date before Christmas is 16th December 2025, so don't miss out! shop.maryrose.org

The Mary Rose, in the Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth. Though hopefully our username gave that away - you'd be surprised how many people ask. Still, at least they're not accusing it of being AI - yet! maryrose.org #ShipPicSaturday

We've got so much going on this weekend at the Mary Rose Museum this weekend! 📖 👑 Festive Story Telling from the court of Henry VIII 👼✂️ Make your own Angel Garland Find out more - maryrose.org/christmas/

🎵🎶All I want for Christmas, is Yew!🎶🎵 Well, it does make great longbows, and archery was the only sport that was allowed on Christmas Day in Tudor England... maryrose.org/discover/col...

The Mary Rose team are supporting #ChristmasJumperDay, in aid of @savechildrenuk.bsky.social!

Discover the full story of the Mary Rose as a Tudor Warship and as an archaeological wonder in this amazing book celebrating over 40 years since the Mary Rose returned to the surface! Perfect gift for any fan of the Mary Rose! #GiftIdeas shop.maryrose.org/products/mar...

The Vasa and the Mary Rose: two ships separated by 1,535 km and 83 years, but there are a number of interesting similarities between these two awesome ships, as you can find out in our latest blog! maryrose.org/a-tale-of-tw...

🎵🎶Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall?🎶🎵 Because we had a custom-designed acrylic mount produced by our conservation team for our Tudor one! #TenouslyTudorChristmas maryrose.org/artefacts/so...

🎶God rest ye merry, gentlemen Be careful what you hears, Remember that the Mary Rose Sailed for thirty-four years Correct them when you hear it And help end these awful smears Don’t you dare say it was her Maiden Voyage, Mai-ay-den Voyage Don’t you dare say it was her Maiden Voyage🎶

🎶God rest ye merry, gentlemen Be careful what you hears, Remember that the Mary Rose Sailed for thirty-four years Correct them when you hear it And help end these awful smears Don’t you dare say it was her Maiden Voyage, Mai-ay-den Voyage Don’t you dare say it was her Maiden Voyage🎶

If any of you are watching the Sea Devils on BBC4, the fort that the Doctor and Jo visit is not far from the Mary Rose wreck site.

On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre. On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board. Make the right choice this weekend... maryrose.org/visit #ShipPicSaturday

We've got so much going on this weekend at the Mary Rose Museum! 🎄 Saturday🎄 🥁💂 Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band 🎄 Saturday and Sunday🎄 📖 👑 Festive Story Telling from the court of Henry VIII 👼✂️ Make your own Angel Garland Find out more - maryrose.org/christmas/

Forget the Elf on the Shelf - here's King on a Thing! Make your own Henry VIII to sit on your shelf, bookcase, desk or 16th century warship! maryrose.org/things-to-ma...

Anyone else freaked out by how accurate #spotifywrapped is in guessing your listening age?

Tactile sensory bags, including a braille children's book and lots of other goodies, now available in the Mary Rose shop. #Accessibility shop.maryrose.org/products/tac...

Need a new Christmas Jumper? Get our amazing navy blue sweatshirts with our bespoke printed Christmas designs! Available in our museum shop, or online at shop.maryrose.org #GiftIdeas shop.maryrose.org/collections/...

It's time to be TENUOUSLY CHRISTMASSY! Bells are Christmassy, right? #TenouslyTudorChristmas maryrose.org/artefacts/th...

There are loads of great Christmas gift ideas at shop.maryrose.org - all proceeds go towards the maintenance and conservation of the Mary Rose and the objects found on board! #ChristmasGift

"So, Henry, I hear you're thinking of setting up your own church..."

Reading about the past or watching documentaries are a great way to discover the past, but there's noting that compares to seeing the actual bowl a cook wrote his name on 19 years before Shakespeare was born... #Museum30 #WhyMuseums

There are some people who refer to the Mary Rose as ""a pile of wet wood"" We aren't allowed to repeat the word we use to refer to those people... #Museum30 #Water

The Mary Rose is an important part of the story of Portsmouth, so naturally the ship, or representations of her, appear in artwork all over the city. #Museum30 #Mural

These 3 markers show the first timbers found by diver Percy Ackland, of Alexander McKee's Project Solent Ships, in May 1971. 11 years later, the ship had not only been excavated by hundreds of volunteer divers, but had returned to the surface for the first time in 437 years. #Museum30 #Achievement

We have the full set of Henry VIII and his wives as Christmas decorations, but you don't HAVE to use them as decorations... (We should point out that they're not sold as toys, but we're sure they're safe for adults to play with!) #ChristmasGifts shop.maryrose.org/collections/...

The Mary Rose is over 500 years old, so her timbers need to be monitored to make sure they're not moving too much. This total station rotates regularly, shooting lasers at reflectors all over the ship to see if anything has moved. maryrose.org/discover/con... #Museum30 #Moving

Standing in front of a cannon is pretty dangerous, but standing behind one isn't much safer when it's fired! This gun weighs 2,463kg (about the same as 3.5 cows, 10 pigs or 2000 human brains), plus the weight of the oak carriage, so you'd want to keep your distance! #Museum30 #Danger

Looking for a fully-funded three year PhD, starting in April 2026? The University of Portsmouth and The Mary Rose Trust are looking for PHD students to undertake correlative multimodal materials analysis of the Mary Rose hull! #PHDOpportunities Interested? - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...

Is your child texting about the Mary Rose? Here are the signs... BRB - Boat Raised Brilliantly LOL - Lots of Linstocks TBH - That Boat's Historic WTF - Wood That's Freeze-dried ROFL - Really Old Flagship (Late) PMSL - Polyethylene glycol Makes Stuff Last