An Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney in the Channel Islands that I wrote about back in September 2006 is being excavated to recover a cannon and other items.
From PRWeb:
Great guns on Alderney! It has taken over 400 years but soon the Tower of London is going to get some of its guns back. On May 25, archaeologists will begin work on the recovery of cannon from a sunken Elizabethan ship that went down off the coast of Alderney in the Channel Islands in 1592. The Duke of York is behind the work that aims to conserve, replicate and test-fire the weapons found on this important wreck.
Excavation director Mensun Bound of St Peter’s College, Oxford, says, “We are not just bringing up cannon, but also muskets, grenades, swords, rapiers, body armour and helmets. This was a ship that was supplying an English army fighting in France to prevent a second Armada-style invasion by Spain.”
The full press release is here. Conservation work on the recovered items will be done at the Tower of London and people will be able to watch the process. Neat!
And the other follow-up has to do with remains of Henry VII’s chapel found at Greenwich which I wrote about here and here back in January 2006.
From 24hourmuseum:
Designed by Christopher Wren, the Old Royal Naval College has played a key role in both the history of Greenwich and Britain.
A Royal Palace once stood on the site. Henry VIII and his daughters Mary and Elizabeth were born there, and it was one of the King’s favourite places. In 1694, a Royal Charter saw it turned into a hospital for sick seamen
That is sooo cool. I am sad, though, that so many of Henry VIII’s palaces didn’t survive. I think I am fascinated with the Tudor Era because so little (in the way of buildings) still is around. Granted, there is some, but imagine how much more there was!
I hope that makes sense.