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The Mary Rose ship reveals a haul of old treasures

mary rose: a urethral syringe and bandage found on the mary rose
Among the items salvaged from the wreck of the Mary Rose were rolls of bandages and this urethral syringe, which would have been used to treat sexually transmitted diseases carried by the crew Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
mary rose : A 'Nit comb' complete with actual nits found on mary rose
Nit combs were also found – this one comes complete with actual nits Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
mary rose : A row of leather shoes found on Mary Rose
A row of leather shoes that would have been worn by the crew Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
mary rose : MARY ROSE reveals more relics
Mary Rose Trust team member Simon Ware holds a ramming rod for a cannon Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
mary rose : mary rose reveals more relics
A cooking pot with part of the handle still intact Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
mary rose: The remains of a mirror found on the mary rose
The remains of a mirror Photograph: Mikael Buck/Solent News
Mary Rose : A Tudor shoe worn by the crew of the Mary Rose
Seafaring footwear, Tudor-style Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : A Tudor man's leather bag recovered from the Mary Rose wreckage
Modish mariners could stow their possessions in a leather manbag Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : Tudor fiddle and bow found on Mary Rose
A Tudor fiddle and bow, possibly Europe's oldest example Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : A Tudor chest found aboard the Mary Rose wreckage
Many of the artefacts were retrieved in surprisingly good condition. This wooden chest is still intact Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : Rat bones found aboard the Mary Rose wreckage
Not all the ship's rats had time to desert as the vessel sank – these tiny rodent bones were found among the wreckage Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : A large wool jerkin found aboard the Mary Rose wreckage
A seaman's large wool jerkin Photograph: Mary Rose Trust/PA
Mary Rose : The proposed new Mary Rose Museum
The proposed new Mary Rose Museum Photograph: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Mary Rose : The Tudor warship Mary Rose
The Tudor warship can be visited in its atmospherically controlled dry dock in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
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