Review: Captain Vlad and the Mary Rose, by Kate and Sam Cunningham

Formats available: Paperback
First published: 01/04/24
Series: A Flea in History
ISBN: 9780993338237

Description

King Henry VIII’s favourite ship, the Mary Rose, is sailing to Portsmouth to stop a French invasion. This should be the easy part of the journey, but for Captain Vlad flea and his crew of rats, the humans and their pets create dangers on every deck.

Join Vlad and Roxton rat as they work out how to avoid Hatch the dog and the Captain Carew’s hawk.

This book has been written and illustrated using the artefacts, research and knowledge of the experts of the Mary Rose Trust. It is a fun way to find out about Tudor ships and what it was like to live on board one of Henry’s fleet.

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