One of Henry V's 'great ships' likely found in England

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One of Henry V's 'great ships' likely found in England - A timber vessel believed  in order to   be   one   connected with  celebrated English king Henry V's "great ships"  continues to be  found  in   the  river  within  southern England, heritage group Historic England announced Monday.

Experts  coming from  Historic England believe  your  wreck  The item  lies buried  throughout  mud  on the  River Hamble near Southampton  may be the  "Holigost" (Holy Ghost).

A  largest   segment   of  Henry V's war machine,  ones  ship played  a   button  role  with   a couple of  sea battles  This  enabled him  to be able to  conquer territory  throughout  France  for the  early 15th century.

"To investigate  a  ship  by   the  period  is usually  immensely exciting," said Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive  involving  Historic England.

"It holds  your current  possibility  associated with  fascinating revelations  for the  months  AND ALSO   several years   in order to  come."

The announcement comes  3  weeks  before  events  in order to  mark  your own  600th anniversary  of your  Battle  associated with  Agincourt.

On October 25, 1415, Henry led his troops  to   the   most significant  English victory  in the  Hundred Years' War near  What is considered   now  called Azincourt  with  northern France  :   a  battle immortalised  coming from  William Shakespeare  with  Henry V.

The 600-year old ship  are  discovered  then   towards  king's flagship,  the  "Grace Dieu"  -  itself found  with the  1930s  --   via  historian Ian Friel  following  examining aerial photographs  of an  "medieval breaker's yard".

"There  would be the   real  possibility  that the   proceeds   regarding   the actual  ship still survive  in the  river Hamble," he told BBC Radio 4  from  Monday.

Historic England  will   conduct   an  sonar  survey   ALONG WITH  timber sampling "to confirm  or  not  no matter whether   It\'s   the  Holigost," he added.

The Holigost joined  the  royal fleet  with  17 November 17, 1415,  AND ALSO  suffered serious damage  on the  battle  associated with  Harfleur  throughout  1416.

It  \'m  rebuilt  coming from   a great  captured Spanish ship,  your current  Santa Clara,  AS WELL AS   was  named  to be able to  reflect Henry V's  Individual  devotion  for the  Holy Trinity.

It  am  deliberately docked  after  11  years   regarding   ASSISTANCE   possessing  sprung  several  leaks,  As outlined by  Friel.

One  of  Henry VIII's warships,  ones  Mary Rose,  that  sank  in  1545,  \'m  salvaged  within  1982  inside   a good  feat  involving  maritime archaeology  It   provided   an  wealth  associated with  detail  all about  life  within  Tudor times.

The ship  is usually  due  for you to   possibly be   shown  dry  in the  Mary Rose Museum  inside  Portsmouth  soon after  painstaking  AND ALSO  expensive conservation  operate   to  preserve  their  timber hull.