Mary Rose Reading Passage

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The author of the reading passage contends that there are several theories presented about how Mary Rose, the most important and powerful ship of the English navy, sank immediately after the Battle of the Solent. Contrary to what the reading passage believes, the lecturer holds the opinion that the theories provided in the reading passage are unclear. In the lecture, he uses three specific points to support his idea. Firstly, according to the reading passage, the gunports that were used for shooting might not close correctly after the guns were fired, thus the gunports got flooded and the Mary Rose sank. On the contrary, the professor casts doubt on this statement by saying that if that happened, the guns would have been empty. However,