The Warship Mary Rose: The Life and Times of King Henry VIII's Flagship 1848322119, 9781848322110, 9781473852976

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The Warship Mary Rose: The Life and Times of King Henry VIII's Flagship
 1848322119, 9781848322110, 9781473852976

Table of contents :
Picture Credits
Acknowledgements
Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales
Introduction
1. The Birth of Greatness
2. From Tree to Sea
3. Ballocks, Bows and Bastards
4. Captains and Commanders
5. Masters of the Narrow Seas
6. A Life in the Day of...
7. Sailing on their Stomachs
8. 'A Noble Man Ill Lost'
9. A Fleet in Fear
10. Biting Back
11. A Nation in Need of a Moat
12. The Last Battle
13. Drowned Like Ratten
14. Rediscovery and Recovery
15. Home and Dry
Appendices
Bibliography
Notes and References

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