Hello and welcome back to the Historic Royal Pallises podcast.

I'm Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at the Palaces,

and today's episode is the second in a two-part series

where we're exploring the life and afterlife of the Mary Rose,

Henry VIII's favourite warship.

As our listeners well know, we look after six palaces that hold an abundance of royal and

human stories. But the Mary Rose can add so much to this picture of the Tudor world,

adding colour and vibrance to our understanding of life in 1545.

When she was raised in 1982,

she provided us with a treasure trove of artefacts

and tangible evidence of the human experience.

So today we're here at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth

to find out more about these Tudor treasures,

the importance of maritime archaeology in discovering them

and the vital ongoing work of conserving the legacy of the Mary Rose today.

Listeners, please be aware that we're recording this episode in the Mary Rose Museum.

So there may be a little bit of background noise.

Well, listeners, we are back with Dr Alex Hildred, who's head of research at the Mary Rose Museum.

We're recording in the museum. We are not alone. You might be able to hear a little bit of

background noise. There are some excited children. I would count myself actually as one of those. I am having the best time. Alex, thanks so much for having us once again.

You're welcome. So Alex, as part of the original team who raised the Mary Rose,

how did you feel then and how does it feel now to be part of her ongoing legacy?

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