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Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
Telephone: 020 7600 3699
Info line: 020 7600 0807
Fax: 020 7600 1058
E-mail: info@museumoflondon.org.uk
Website: www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5.50pm; Sun noon-5.50pm
Admission: free

The museum has a gallery dedicated to exhibitions from Tudor times.

Ulster Museum
Museums & Galleries of Northern Ireland
Botanic Gardens
Belfast BT9 5AB
Tel: 028 9038 3000
Website: www.ulstermuseum.org.uk
Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 1-5pm, Sun 2-5pm
Admission: free

The Ulster Museum has the best collections of finds from Spanish Armada ships wrecked off the coast of Ireland. Read about the fabulous finds from one of these ships.

Mary Rose Museum and Ship Hall
College Road
HM Naval Base
Portsmouth PO1 3LX
Tel: 023 9281 2931
Website: www.maryrose.org
Open: daily 10am-5.30pm (April-Oct), 10am-5pm (Nov-March)
Admission: adults £6.75, seniors £6, children £5, families (2 adults/3 children) £20.50

The Mary Rose is the only 16th-century warship on display anywhere in the world. Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favourite of Henry VIII. After a long and successful career, she sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the history of nautical archaeology. Part of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the fascinating Mary Rose Museum houses not only the remains of the ship but also over 1,000 artefacts relating to daily life on board a Tudor warship.

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