Step Onto Henry VIII’s Sunken Warship ⚓💀
In Portsmouth’s historic dockyard, the Mary Rose Museum isn’t just another maritime exhibit—it’s a 500-year-old time capsule. This Tudor warship (sank in 1545, salvaged in 1982) now sits in a climate-controlled shrine, where half a hull + 19,000 artifacts whisper tales of sailor ghosts, bone saws, and a very unlucky dog. 📍 Portsmouth PO1 3PY (1hr from London) ✨ Why It’s Unmissable: • Shipwreck Drama: Walk alongside the 34m starboard hull—charred, barnacled, lit like a Gothic cathedral. • Crew Stories: Meet the surgeon (via his amputation tools), the archer (his longbow still strung), and Ned the dog (RIP, good boy 🐕). • Virtual Sorcery: Projections rebuild the port side in mid-sinking—chillingly immersive. 🦴 Gruesome Highlights: • The Bone Saw: Tudor “anesthesia” = brandy + biting a stick. • Surgeon’s Cabin: Where sailors prayed before limbs got chopped. • Crew’s Carvings: Folk art scratched into wooden chests ("I ❤ Bess" vibes). 💰 £24 (Book ahead—school groups swarm). Hot Take: The "Tudor Smell" exhibit (rotting rope + tar) is historically accurate nausea. Could YOU survive Tudor-era surgery? 🏴☠️ Comment below! #MaryRose #Portsmouth #TudorHistory #MuseumHacks #DarkTourism #LondonDayTrips
