Peter Marsden is one of Britain's leading experts in maritime archaeology. He has been responsible for excavating a number of important shipwrecks, most notably in London. His major publications include two volumes on the Ships of the Port of London (English Heritage 1994) and Ships and Shipwrecks (Batsford 1997). He is currently Director of the Shipwreck Heritage Centre in Hastings.
Sealed by Time is the record of a fascinating topic, told in great detail and with admirable accuracy, backed by copious notes, footnotes and references to sources for almost every point. It answered long-standing questions about Mary Rose, her building, her sea time, her tragic loss on July 19, 1545, the first attempts to raise her from the bottom of the Solent at the time, then the rediscovery of the abandoned wreck and further efforts begun in 1836 and concluding with current preservation project which began in 1965. There can be no question that this is a most valuable book, a worth-while reference volume for the scholar or the interested layman...it contains an amazing amount of information and the number and quality of illustrations is impressive.'--Masthead, Journal of the ACS and CSMA
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