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A royal warship that sank during the 17th century while carrying James Stuart, the future king of England, has been discovered off the eastern coast of England.
The HMS Gloucester, which sank in 1682, was found by local divers back in 2007, and it remained a closely kept secret until Friday, when researchers released the first footage of the vessel that was found half-buried in the seabed.
“There’s a lot we don’t know, a lot we need to uncover,” said Claire Jowitt, a professor at East Anglia University, in a statement about the discovery. “The tension between the highest in the land and the ordinary lives is fascinating. But it’s not just the high politics, the monarchic shenanigans, and the luxury of the voyage. We’re interested in the wider historical context and concerned to tell all people’s stories.”
COLOMBIAN OFFICIALS FIND TWO NEW SHIPWRECKS NEAR THE ‘HOLY GRAIL’ OF SHIPWRECKS
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Julian and Lincoln Barnwell found the wreckage when they spotted a large cannon, though it took until 2012 for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense to identify the vessel positively. Its discovery was kept undisclosed until Friday due to it being located in an “at-risk” site in international waters that required protection, as reported by BBC.
Items found at the wreck included the ship’s bell, a jar of ointment, wine bottles, and more.
The vessel was on its way to Edinburgh with Stuart on board to meet his pregnant wife when it hit a sandbank and ran aground. Approximately 130 to 250 crew members and passengers are believed to have drowned.
The history of the wreck is “one of the important ‘almost’ moments in English history,” Jowitt said, according to the Associated Press.
Stuart, who survived the wreck, went on to become the Catholic heir to the Protestant throne, spurring a period of religious and political change.
“Because of the circumstances of its sinking, this can be claimed as the single most significant historic maritime discovery since the raising of the Mary Rose in 1982,” Jowitt told BBC. “The discovery promises to fundamentally change understanding of 17th century social, maritime, and political history.”
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An exhibition telling the story of the shipwreck, displaying artifacts found at the site, showing archaeological research, and more is expected to go on display next spring at the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery in Norwich, England.
