It was a triumph of engineering - bringing Henry the Eight's flagship Mary Rose to the surface 30 years ago. Protecting her since then has pushed technology to the limit
Now she's at the forefront of science again - a new museum being built to house her will be one of the most advanced in the world. Richard Jones reports on the Mary Rose - the past and future.
It's thirty years since the Mary Rose was raised from the bottom of the Solent.
The Tudor warship was rediscovered in 1971 and was salvaged in 1982 in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
Millions watched on television as the 437 year old wreck was raised from the deep.
A rare Tudor portrait of King *Henry the Eighth's grandmother, Margaret Beaufort, *will be unveiled by the historian and TV presenter David Starkey later at Hever Castle in Kent.
