The Tudor warship Mary Rose sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982 as a time capsule of Henry VIII's navy

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The Tudor warship Mary Rose sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982 as a time capsule of Henry VIII's navy

the gist

The Mary Rose was a carrack in King Henry VIII's navy, launched in 1511 and used in wars against France and Scotland for over three decades. On 19 July 1545 she led the attack on a French invasion fleet, then sank off Spithead in the Solent, the strait north of the Isle of Wight. Her wreck was located in 1971 and raised on 11 October 1982 in one of the most complex salvage projects in history. Thousands of artefacts from weapons to musical instruments survived in the mud. The ship was one of the earliest purpose-built sailing warships, and she could fire a broadside through new gun-ports.

so what

The Mary Rose is one of the most detailed snapshots of a Tudor warship and her crew, giving historians direct evidence of everyday naval life. Her raising was a milestone for maritime archaeology and remains a model for how to recover fragile wrecks.

fun fact

The raising of the Mary Rose was comparable in complexity and cost to the raising of the Swedish warship Vasa in 1961.

Hampi was once one of the world's largest cities, until its Vijayanagara capital was destroyed in 1565

the gist

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.

how it works

The city was built around a fortified core with temples, markets and water structures along the river, supplied by an extensive network of roads and waterworks. When the empire fell, the city was not rebuilt, so its stone monuments were left standing.

so what

Hampi shows how quickly a great city can vanish after a military defeat, and how a ruined capital can remain sacred. Its ruins give historians a view of medieval South Asia that few other sites can match.

fun fact

The name Hampi comes from Pampa, an old name for the Tungabhadra River.

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False allegations about Singapore’s hand in Indonesia’s markets and a made-up meeting

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CNA Verify has found close to 400 posts pushing falsehoods tying Singapore to Indonesia’s stock market rout and to a secret meeting that never took place. Together, they drew nearly 12 million views, and some were circulated by accounts that appeared to be working in concert, across multiple social media platforms.

Here’s how the disinformation campaign targeting Singapore was uncovered.

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