'True British sailors': A comment on the origin of the men of the Mary Rose

Millard, A.R.; Schroeder, H.

Abstract

Bell, Lee-Thorp and Elkerton (2009) have recently published an isotopic investigation of the origins of 18 men whose remains were found in the wreck of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s warship, which sank in 1545. They conclude that a high proportion of the ship’s crew were foreigners and that this may have contributed to confusion onboard ship and the sinking of the vessel. We have re-evaluated the data of Bell et al. and conclude that only one of the 18 sailors demonstrably spent his childhood outside the British Isles.

Citation

Millard, A., & Schroeder, H. (2009). 'True British sailors': A comment on the origin of the men of the Mary Rose. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37(4), 680-682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.031

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Aug 13, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 14, 2009
• Journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
• Print ISSN: 0305-4403
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-9238
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 680-682
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.031
• Keywords: Oxygen isotopes, British Isles.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1549675