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[[File:MaryRose-salvage1982-above water edited.jpg|thumb|right|The final stages of the salvage of the 16th century carrack Mary Rose on October 11 1982. Image released onto Wikipedia by the Mary Rose Trust]] | [[File:MaryRose-salvage1982-above water edited.jpg|thumb|right|The final stages of the salvage of the 16th century carrack Mary Rose on October 11 1982. Image released onto Wikipedia by the Mary Rose Trust]] | ||
'''January 3 2010, UK:''' The [[:en:Mary Rose Trust|Mary Rose Trust]], a limited charitable trust based in [[:en:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]], [[:en:England|England]] have donated a number of photographs relating to the salvaged 16th century warship ''[[:en:Mary Rose|Mary Rose]]'' to complement a substantial rewrite and expansion of the ''Mary Rose'' article on Wikipedia. | '''January 3 2010, UK:''' The [[:en:Mary Rose Trust|Mary Rose Trust]], a limited charitable trust based in [[:en:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]], [[:en:England|England]], have donated a number of photographs relating to the salvaged 16th century warship ''[[:en:Mary Rose|Mary Rose]]'' to complement a substantial rewrite and expansion of the ''Mary Rose'' article on Wikipedia, driven by the work of a Wikimedia volunteer from Sweden, Peter Isotalo. This image donation means that the Mary Rose Trust is the first UK-based organization to make an image donation to Wikimedia. | ||
The ''Mary Rose'', | The donation consists of 57 previously unpublished photographs. 55 of these show artefacts from the ''Mary Rose'', including weapons, tools and personal items, taken specially for this donation. The final two are photographs of the final stages of the salvage operation on October 11 1982. One of these images is displayed on the right, after being digitally restored by [[:en:User:Durova|a Wikimedia volunteer]]. | ||
The Mary Rose will be linked to from the ''Did you know...'' section of the front page of Wikipedia on 4 January; this page routinely gets over 6 million page views a day. In addition, the article is on course to become a "Featured Article", and will once more be linked to from Wikipedia's front page at that time. | |||
(Describe Bundesarchiv, Dresden; Wikipedia is great for making this sort of information available to the public; top 5 website. Open to future donations of content, and cultural partnerships more broadly. Link to Britain Loves Wikipedia) | |||
'''EDITORS' NOTES''' | |||
''About the Mary Rose:'' | |||
'' | The ''Mary Rose'', once the pride of king [[:en:Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s navy, was raised by the the Mary Rose Trust from the bottom of [[:en:the Solent|the Solent]] just off Portsmouth in 1982, 437 years after it accidentally foundered while engaging a French fleet. The project of salvaging the ship was a major undertaking and proved to be a milestone within the field of [[:en:maritime archaeology|maritime archaeology]]. When the ''Mary Rose'' sunk, it and its contents were sealed off by layers of clay and sediment and thereby became a time capsule of 16th century [[:en:Tudor period|Tudor England]]. The thousands of artefacts found in and around the ship when it was excavated and raised has provided important clues to the life of the men of all classes that served on her in the 1540s, about shipbuilding, naval warfare and countless other fields. | ||
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''About Wikimedia Commons:'' | ''About Wikimedia Commons:'' | ||
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* Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/ | * Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/ | ||
* Mary Rose Trust: http://www.maryrose.org/ | * Mary Rose Trust: http://www.maryrose.org/ | ||
* ''Mary Rose'' on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose | |||
* All images in the donation on Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mary_Rose_Trust_donation | |||
''Contact details:'' | ''Contact details:'' | ||
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January 3 2010, UK: The Mary Rose Trust, a limited charitable trust based in Portsmouth, England, have donated a number of photographs relating to the salvaged 16th century warship Mary Rose to complement a substantial rewrite and expansion of the Mary Rose article on Wikipedia, driven by the work of a Wikimedia volunteer from Sweden, Peter Isotalo. This image donation means that the Mary Rose Trust is the first UK-based organization to make an image donation to Wikimedia.
The donation consists of 57 previously unpublished photographs. 55 of these show artefacts from the Mary Rose, including weapons, tools and personal items, taken specially for this donation. The final two are photographs of the final stages of the salvage operation on October 11 1982. One of these images is displayed on the right, after being digitally restored by a Wikimedia volunteer.
The Mary Rose will be linked to from the Did you know... section of the front page of Wikipedia on 4 January; this page routinely gets over 6 million page views a day. In addition, the article is on course to become a "Featured Article", and will once more be linked to from Wikipedia's front page at that time.
(Describe Bundesarchiv, Dresden; Wikipedia is great for making this sort of information available to the public; top 5 website. Open to future donations of content, and cultural partnerships more broadly. Link to Britain Loves Wikipedia)
EDITORS' NOTES
About the Mary Rose:
The Mary Rose, once the pride of king Henry VIII's navy, was raised by the the Mary Rose Trust from the bottom of the Solent just off Portsmouth in 1982, 437 years after it accidentally foundered while engaging a French fleet. The project of salvaging the ship was a major undertaking and proved to be a milestone within the field of maritime archaeology. When the Mary Rose sunk, it and its contents were sealed off by layers of clay and sediment and thereby became a time capsule of 16th century Tudor England. The thousands of artefacts found in and around the ship when it was excavated and raised has provided important clues to the life of the men of all classes that served on her in the 1540s, about shipbuilding, naval warfare and countless other fields.
About the Mary Rose Trust:
About Wikimedia Commons:
Wikimedia Commons is a free image and media file repository, and is a sister project to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It was started on 7 September 2004, and is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. It currently contains over 5.5 million freely licensed images and media files.
About Wikimedia UK:
Wikimedia UK is an independent organisation that supports free and open knowledge throughout the United Kingdom, including promoting and supporting the projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
About the Wikimedia Foundation:
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. is the US-based non-profit organisation that operates some of the largest collaboratively-edited reference projects in the world. These include Wikipedia, one of the world's 10 most-visited websites, and Wikimedia Commons.
Further information:
- Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/
- Mary Rose Trust: http://www.maryrose.org/
- Mary Rose on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose
- All images in the donation on Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mary_Rose_Trust_donation
Contact details:
Michael Peel, Chair, Wikimedia UK
- Email: michael.peel@wikimedia.org.uk
- Phone: +44 (0)7988 013 646
Charles Barker, Managing Director of the Archaeological Services, Mary Rose Trust
- Email: c.barker@maryrose.org