published in the Royal Society Open Science journal
Researchers also found that although the remaining five crew members were likely to have been brought up in western England, further analysis suggested that at least one of the men was of"Our findings point to the important contributions that individuals of diverse backgrounds and origins made to the English navy during this period," Jessica Scorrer, first author of the study, said in a statement.
English kings had relied on requisitioning merchant vessels in times of war but Henry VIII, facing threats from Scotland and France, began to build his own standing navy, growing his fleet from five to 58 by the time he died in 1547, according to the Mary Rose Trust, a charity.
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