Royal Yacht Mary by Matthew Tanner

Royal Yacht Mary by Matthew Tanner

On the night of 25 March 1675, the Mary, the first royal yacht, foundered off Anglesey. The circumstances of her loss have always been a mystery. When the wreck was discovered in 1971 it was hoped some of the questions would be answered but the subsequent excavation led to questions in parliament and the demand for greater legal protection for wrecks. Tanner explores this intriguing saga and provides a gripping account of the disaster and of the excavation of the wreck.

Matthew Tanner was born in the fishing port of North Shields in north-east England and brought up in Kent, where from an early age he became fascinated by maritime history. He moved to Scotland in 1985 in order to read Classics at the University of St Andrews and stayed on to take a postgraduate diploma in Maritime Studies. In 1990 he won a British Academy bursary to pursue further research in maritime history and order to help the museum prepare for registration as a National Museum, and he became Curator in 1992. In late 1993 he was appointed Curator of Maritime Technology for National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (Merseyside Maritime Museum). He is a keen amateur sailor and sub-aqua diver.

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ISBN 13	9781846312038
ISBN 10	1846312035
Title	Royal Yacht Mary
Author	Matthew Tanner
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
Year published	2008-12-01
Number of pages	112
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