Geography
Political spin buried truth about Mary Rose
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:50:00 GMT
The Mary Rose was sunk by a cannonball fired from a French ship but new evidence suggests this fact was hushed up by Henry VIII in a fine example of Tudor political spin. According to a new documentary to be screened on The History Channel on November 24 all the other theories put forward to explain the sinking of King Henry VIII’s pride and joy are flawed. University of Portsmouth geographer Dr Dominic Fontana is one of a team of experts whose new theory will be showcased in the UK premiere television programme called ‘What really sunk the Mary Rose’.
The UK commissioned programme will air on November 24 at 9pm. It will be screened again on Tuesday 25th at 12am and 10am, on Friday 28th at 8pm and on Saturday 29th at 9am on Sky channels 529 and 530 and on Virgin Media channel 234.
For more information and pictures, visit http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~fontanad/maryrose/
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