[Archers] Mary Rose (the Ship)

[John Atkins]

Lord Mungo,
Thanks for the link.  One question, it was my understanding that those
on board but above decks were trapped under anit-boarding netting not
archery netting.  What would be archery netting and its purpose?

Just asking,
cog

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Subject: [Archers] Mary Rose (the Ship)


Noble Friends,

Today is the day in 1545 when Henry VIII's flagship, the MARY ROSE, sunk

(or was sunk) in the Solent estuary during a battle with the French. 
Most of the more than 400 men aboard perished when the ship went down in

just minutes, most trapped below decks or under archery netting. This 
included a company of archers, and their some of their bows and other 
gear recovered in the 1980s are our best source of information on 
archery of the time.

You can read about the MARY ROSE at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose .

The official MARY ROSE web site is: http://www.maryrose.org/ .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, A Big MARY ROSE Fan
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