What is Mary Rose?
{{italictitle}} [[Image:WP Mary Rose Anthony Roll.jpg|right|thumb|A picture of the ''Mary Rose'' in the [[Anthony Roll]].]] The '''''Mary Rose''''' was a ship which belonged to [[Henry VIII of England]]. She sank in [[1545]] in battle with a [[France|French]] fleet. In [[1979]], the ''Mary Rose'' Trust was formed. In [[1982]] the ''Mary Rose'' Trust managed to get the ''Mary Rose'' out of the sea. In [[1994]], they started to preserve her. The remains of the ''Mary Rose'' are currently in [[Portsmouth]], [[England]] with the [[HMS Victory|HMS ''Victory'']] and [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS ''Warrior'']]. == Sinking == It is not known the exact reason for the sinking. One of the theories is that she had the gun ports open to [[fire]] at the [[France|French]]. She then turned to fire at the other side, but the men on board failed to close the gun ports. Sea water got in the open gun ports, which tipped her over and she sank. The ''Mary Rose'' sank because the wind blew and tipped her over. [[Category:British warships]] [[Category:Portsmouth]]