Triumph and disaster, The British Navy: from longships to battleships, part four

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the navy experienced fluctuating fortunes and a revolution in warship design and naval battle tactics.
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[@ross.venner]

One aspect of the sinking of the Mary Rose was her proximity to her home port. Unlike the Vasa, the ship was long serving, so why sudden instability? Admiral Carew's last recorded words were "I have the kind of knaves I cannot rule." Some have suggested incipient mutiny and we will never know for sure. My theory, extra men with their armour on the upper decks. The ship is caught by a squall as it manoeuvres, it hels and men fall and slip to the lee side compounding the heel and emersing the gunports. Another possible compounding issue was the medieval hierarchy and style of fighting. "Gentlemen" were infinitely above mere mariners. Gentlemen expected to see their enemies and be seen by them. If only one such gentleman hindered the closure of a gunport... I sailed those waters for a number of years and experienced a number of squalls off Portsmouth.

[@gilljames6370]

Henry was a forward thinking King in many ways but history is more interested in how many wives he had and that didn't bode well as he had only one succesor who didn't live long if I recall .