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The Mary Rose – a miracle of conservation

Posted by Katherine on January 2, 2014 in 16th Century, 20th Century, Exhibitions

The new Mary Rose Museum opened this year, and while I haven’t had the chance to visit yet, it’s a good moment to look back at its fantastic history. BBC News broadcast a short documentary about the raising of the…

Motley Crew

Posted by Katherine on June 7, 2013 in 18th Century, Language, Medieval

The phrase ‘motley crew’ derives from the eighteenth century. ‘Motley’ is a medieval word meaning mixed in colour and often referred to clothing. The Motley was therefore the court jester due to his multi-coloured costume. The meaning of the word…

Nineteenth-century ship figureheads

Posted by Katherine on May 12, 2013 in 18th Century, 19th Century, Exhibitions

I visited the National Maritime Museum yesterday, which has some fantastic examples of ship figureheads and ship badges from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From the outset of the age of seafaring, images were used to mark out the identity…

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