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

TY - JOUR

T1 - 'True British sailors'

T2 - a comment on the origin of the men of the Mary Rose

AU - Millard, Andrew R.

AU - Schroeder, Hannes

PY - 2010/4

Y1 - 2010/4

N2 - Bell et al. (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 on board 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.

AB - Bell et al. (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 on board 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.

U2 - 10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.031

DO - 10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.031

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0305-4403

VL - 37

SP - 680

EP - 682

JO - Journal of Archaeological Science

JF - Journal of Archaeological Science

IS - 4

ER -