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Being fascinated in anything historical, I watched the Timeline programme on the raising, or trying to, of King Henry 5 War ship, the 'Holigost or Holy Ghost.' The biggest English War ship built at the time.
It has been found and confirmed buried deep in the mud, which the historians believe was deliberate as can be seen through electronics , a deep trench was dug to help preserve it. It was said to be very cumberson because of its size and proved to be very difficult to handle when sailing the high seas.
The wreck of a 600-year-old warship which helped Henry V wage war on France is believed to have been found buried in a river.
The Holigost - or Holy Ghost - was one of four "great ships" commissioned by the king in his war against France.
It was spotted in an aerial photograph by historian Dr Ian Friel, in an area of Hampshire's River Hamble described as a medieval breaker's yard.
Historic England said it was a "tangible link" to Henry V.
The Holigost fought in sea battles during the Hundred Years War which broke the French naval power.
Dr Friel identified the wreck when he was revisiting documentary evidence for a book on Henry's navy.
It has been found and confirmed buried deep in the mud, which the historians believe was deliberate as can be seen through electronics , a deep trench was dug to help preserve it. It was said to be very cumberson because of its size and proved to be very difficult to handle when sailing the high seas.
The wreck of a 600-year-old warship which helped Henry V wage war on France is believed to have been found buried in a river.
The Holigost - or Holy Ghost - was one of four "great ships" commissioned by the king in his war against France.
It was spotted in an aerial photograph by historian Dr Ian Friel, in an area of Hampshire's River Hamble described as a medieval breaker's yard.
Historic England said it was a "tangible link" to Henry V.
The Holigost fought in sea battles during the Hundred Years War which broke the French naval power.
Dr Friel identified the wreck when he was revisiting documentary evidence for a book on Henry's navy.
