Mary Rose is not just the name of a feather shape (well, the one found on the ship) but of an English warship from the Tudor period.
Being cheeky, we simply contacted Dr. Angelika Franz and are pleased to publish a short excerpt from her truly fascinating article, "The Man and Mouse of the Mary Rose," about this ship. You'll find the link to the full article immediately after the excerpt. Enjoy!
Pull, release, practice!
"When the divers recovered the ship, they found 179 more skeletons, 92 of which were almost complete. All were men—the youngest just 13 years old.
Among these dead was a troop of Henry's elite warriors: the longbowmen.
They were masters of a terrible weapon. Those who managed to fully draw the flax bowstring with a draw weight of 36 kilograms could pierce chain mail, armor, and even oak plates with their arrows.
To make this powerful weapon, a 1.8-meter-long piece was carved from a yew trunk. Its back—around which the archer's hand would later wrap—was formed from a single annual ring. This made the bow particularly break-resistant." ...
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