Military concert featuring Chinese ship crews, Mary Rose, Portsmouth

Visitors to the historic ship the Mary Rose this weekend will be able to see a live performance from the band of the visiting Chinese ships G Guanzhou and CS Wei Shanhu.

The bands will perform between 2pm and 3pm on September 8th and 9th in free-to-attend concerts.

The concert is one of many forthcoming events hosted in and around the Tudor-era vessel, including Heritage Trails in which visitors can fire a musket, and lecture events focussing on Portsmouth's naval history.

The 82-gun Mary Rose was built between 1509-10, as one of the Royal Navy's first purpose built warships, and is thought to have been named after the sister of Henry VIII.

She sank following an engagement with a French fleet in 1545, and was only lifted from the ocean floor in 1982.

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