Mary Tudor has gone down in history as the Catholic tyrant "Bloody Mary." There’s certainly cause for such a brutal nickname: she executed hundreds of Protestants during her short reign.

However, Mary became queen and Jane was executed. Not everyone considers Lady Jane Gray to be one of the Tudors. Before Henry Tudor became king he had to win the crown from King Richard III.

The wreck of the Mary Rose was located in 1971 and was raised in 1982. The remains of the ship included a wealth of Tudor artefacts including weapons, maritime equipment, personal items belonging ...