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Mary RoseSecrets of the Tudor warship

The Mary Rose shown in the Anthony Roll (1546), a record of Henry VIII’s navy

Six theoriesWhat caused the Mary Rose to sink?

Portrait of Henry VIII, King of England from 1509-1547

"Hopes and dreams"Why the Mary Rose was so important to Henry VIII

Mary Rose being risen from the sea (Picture by Alamy))

Raising the Mary RoseThe quest to save Henry VIII's lost warship

The sinking of the Gloucester as depicted in a c1682 painting

Why the Gloucester might be the most important shipwreck since the Mary Rose

Henry VIII's Mary Rose (© 19th era/Alamy)

7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose

Portrait of Mary Surratt

The real history of Mary Surratt's controversial role in the Lincoln conspiracy

Mary Villiers and Julianne Moore

Who was the real Mary Villiers?

My history heroMary Archer chooses Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier

19 July

The Forty Elephants gang with an inset of Diamond Annie

Who were the real Forty Elephants? The true story of Mary Carr and the all-woman crime gang

Wars of the Roses

BBC History Magazine

New Mary Rose museum opens in Portsmouth

Olivia Colman as Edith Swan in a scene from Wicked Little Letters with her mouth open, looking shocked.

Wicked Little Letters: the true story of Edith Swan, Rose Gooding and the Littlehampton Libels

Boat trip marks Mary Rose anniversary

What was Mary Tudor and Thomas Cromwell's relationship – did they plan to marry?

Polish-born chemist Marie Curie

First World War

Marie Curie: a guide to the scientist's life, achievements and legacy

Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Why Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots never met

Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft: the firebrand feminist thinker with a rule-breaking life

Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

Sisters at war: Mary I and Elizabeth I

Nicola Fox and Marie Curie

My history heroNicola Fox chooses Marie Curie

8 February

A portrait of Mary I, queen of England

Mary I: your guide to the life and rule of Henry VII's daughter – plus a timeline and 7 little-known facts

The marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte to Habsburg Archduchess Marie-Louise

Napoleon’s other wife: who was Habsburg Archduchess Marie-Louise?

1 October

Flower power: how plants transformed the lives of 17th-century women

Mary and George Villiers, played by Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine

Is Mary & George a true story? The real history behind the royal drama

Richard, Duke of York challenges Edmund Beaufort, Suke of Somerset, to pick a side in the Wars of the Roses in Henry Payne's 1910 painting 'Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden'

QuizHow much do you know about the Wars of the Roses?

Mary Beard

“The Roman empire cannot have been governed by a series of psychopaths. It would not have survived”Mary Beard on Roman Emperors