The High Country History Group's next meeting could not be more timely with the recent opening of the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, as reported in the July 2013 issue of the BBC History Magazine. The speaker will be Maurice Wakeham of the Mary Rose Trust to which members and non members alike are welcome. The doors of the Toot Hill Village Hall will open around 7.30 for the meeting which begins at 8.00pm. (Members £1, Visitors £3 - including post talk tea and coffee). The date for your diaries: Thursday 25 July 2013.
The Mary Rose sank just off of the Isle of Wight on 19 July 1545, having taken a sharp turn and dramatically taking on board water. All but 25 of the 600 crew suddenly drowned. Archaeologists have been able to recover a huge amount of the vessel's contents: from guns to nit combs, gaming boards to unknown musical instruments.
The talk will be fascinating and will be one of the highlights of our 2013 programme.
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