The Battle of the Solent and the sinking of the Mary Rose

Dr Dominic Fontana is a retired academic. He formerly taught postgraduate and undergraduate Geographical Information Systems, Human and Historical Geography in the Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth. Dominic is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He has over 40 years involvement in the Mary Rose maritime archaeological project including five years working as part of the archaeological team. He is a member of the “Conseil scientifique internationale des Plages du Débarquement” seeking UNESCO World Heritage recognition for the D-Day Landing Beaches in Normandy, France.
He is an active broadcaster and has been involved in several television documentaries on the Mary Rose, the Battle of Hastings, a Time Team excavation for Channel 4 searching for the remains of a medieval hospice and has advised David Dimbleby for his series of films “Britain and the Sea” for BBC One. More recently he has appeared in Professor Alice Roberts’ series on Channel 4 “Fortress Britain”. He lives on the Isle of Wight and is a trustee of the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes.
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Location: Carisbrooke Castle Museum
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