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Tudor warship Mary Rose remembered in style
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Purbrook Bowmen fire a volley of flaming arrows from Southsea Castle as part of a day of events to mark the opening of the Mary Rose Museum on May 30, 2013 in Portsmouth, England.
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The Mary Rose was a warship of the Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. She sank in the Solent on 19 July 1545 during a battle with the French fleet. The king was there to watch the flagship of England's navy sink.
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The wreck of the Mary Rose was rediscovered in 1971 and salvaged in 1982.
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Conservators work on the remains of the Mary Rose at the new Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on May 16, 2013 in Portsmouth, England.
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A red ensign flag flies on a ship at the location of the sinking of the Mary Rose which is marked by a yellow buoy.
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A cannon recovered from the wreck reminds the visitors of the original role of the warship.
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Many items recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose are exhibited in the new museum.
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The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard is the new home to warship, and some of the 19,000 artifacts that sank with her.
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The museum opens more than 30 years after the hull of Mary Rose was raised from the Solent in 1982.
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Gold coins recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose are also on display in the new museum.
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Conservator Susan Bickerton holds the original ship's bell at the location of it's 16th Century sinking.
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Royal Marine Bugler Dave Nevatte plays the Last Post during a wreath laying ceremony.
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Able Seaman 1st Class Luke Checkley throws a wreath from the deck of WWII seaplane tender, commemorating those who died when the warship sank in 1545.
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Maintenance Coordinator Brian Robinson poses next to a cannon recovered from the wreck.
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Actor and longbow expert Robert Hardy talks with Purbrook Bowmen at Southsea Castle as part of a day of events to mark the opening of the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.
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Rear Admiral John Lippiett, right, holds the original bell of the 16th century Tudor warship Mary Rose.
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Able Seaman Fiona MacLennan, left, and Able Seaman Megan Ryan attend the opening ceremony aboard HMS Duncan, the latest Type 45 destroyer.