Hatch the Tudor Dog
@hatchthedog.bsky.social
Former ratter on Henry VIII's Mary Rose, these days I live at the Mary Rose Museum. Doggy opinions my own. Woof.
Pinned
Woof.
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It’s a rat, isn’t it?
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s a rat, isn’t it?
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I did wonder what was in all those barrels...
Of all the theories for the sinking of the Mary Rose, "It was overladen with sausages" is certainly in the top five weirdest...
Shame they got the year wrong...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Shame they got the year wrong...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio Solent - Secret Dorset, 'The butchers that sank the Mary Rose'
There's a family butchers that's been serving Bridport since 1515.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I did wonder what was in all those barrels...
Fancy coming up with a name for my new friend?
RUG-onderzoeker Canan Çakirlar (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) onderzocht overblijfselen van de 'terpenhond' uit Ferwert 🐶
Het skelet is te zien in het Fries Museum. Zij zoeken nu een naam voor de hond. Help jij mee? Dien je suggestie in via de website 👇
www.friesmuseum.nl/collectie/ob...
Het skelet is te zien in het Fries Museum. Zij zoeken nu een naam voor de hond. Help jij mee? Dien je suggestie in via de website 👇
www.friesmuseum.nl/collectie/ob...
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Fancy coming up with a name for my new friend?
You talk about me a lot because I'm the most popular thing in the museum!
Happy #InternationalDogDay!
Meet our ship's dog, and very good boy, Hatch - MaryRose.org/Hatch
(if you haven't already, we do talk about him a lot!)
Meet our ship's dog, and very good boy, Hatch - MaryRose.org/Hatch
(if you haven't already, we do talk about him a lot!)
August 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
You talk about me a lot because I'm the most popular thing in the museum!
My human visited the Spanish galleon currently visiting Portsmouth, and spotted a rat in their hold.
Wonder if they want me to pop over and sort it out?
Wonder if they want me to pop over and sort it out?
August 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My human visited the Spanish galleon currently visiting Portsmouth, and spotted a rat in their hold.
Wonder if they want me to pop over and sort it out?
Wonder if they want me to pop over and sort it out?
Bluesky is asking me to confirm my age.
I was on the Mary Rose - if I'm not old enough I dread to think how you lot are going to fare!
I was on the Mary Rose - if I'm not old enough I dread to think how you lot are going to fare!
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bluesky is asking me to confirm my age.
I was on the Mary Rose - if I'm not old enough I dread to think how you lot are going to fare!
I was on the Mary Rose - if I'm not old enough I dread to think how you lot are going to fare!
I recognise that board!
Not to mention the leg at the top of the photo...
Not to mention the leg at the top of the photo...
When you're bored at work, you play games on your phone - on the Mary Rose they played backgammon!
This finely made backgammon board, complete with counters, belonged to the carpenter, whose importance on the ship meant he could afford to spend money on such luxuries.
This finely made backgammon board, complete with counters, belonged to the carpenter, whose importance on the ship meant he could afford to spend money on such luxuries.
July 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I recognise that board!
Not to mention the leg at the top of the photo...
Not to mention the leg at the top of the photo...
Huge thanks to my lovely friend @squigglethinks.bsky.social for sending me a birthday card!
Let me know next time you're in the area, be nice to say hello properly!
Let me know next time you're in the area, be nice to say hello properly!
July 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Huge thanks to my lovely friend @squigglethinks.bsky.social for sending me a birthday card!
Let me know next time you're in the area, be nice to say hello properly!
Let me know next time you're in the area, be nice to say hello properly!
Age verification?
When I was a pup, the rhyme went
"Divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, current"
When I was a pup, the rhyme went
"Divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, current"
Age verification?
You know how people feel old when they remember being at school watching the Mary Rose being raised?
We were the ones raising it.
You know how people feel old when they remember being at school watching the Mary Rose being raised?
We were the ones raising it.
Age verification? My oldest proper memory of school was everyone being brought out to watch the Mary Rose being raised on a wheeled out tv.
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Age verification?
When I was a pup, the rhyme went
"Divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, current"
When I was a pup, the rhyme went
"Divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, current"
It's my Birthday!
Well, my discovery birthday; I was actually born in late 1543/early 1544...
Well, my discovery birthday; I was actually born in late 1543/early 1544...
#OnThisDay, 12th July 1981, Mary Rose divers uncovered the remains of a small dog outside the carpenter's cabin.
This dog, nicknamed Hatch, has become one of our most popular exhibits and has followers all over the world!
Happy Birthday, Hatch!
This dog, nicknamed Hatch, has become one of our most popular exhibits and has followers all over the world!
Happy Birthday, Hatch!
July 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
It's my Birthday!
Well, my discovery birthday; I was actually born in late 1543/early 1544...
Well, my discovery birthday; I was actually born in late 1543/early 1544...
Anyone know what day it is tomorrow?
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Anyone know what day it is tomorrow?
Sorry for the silence, it's been very busy at the museum recently!
Being this cute isn;t easy, you know...
Being this cute isn;t easy, you know...
July 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sorry for the silence, it's been very busy at the museum recently!
Being this cute isn;t easy, you know...
Being this cute isn;t easy, you know...
About time we had a dog playing Superman!
June 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
About time we had a dog playing Superman!
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RELEASE THE KRAKEN (t-shirts)!
Our amazing new Kraken and the Mary Rose - A Rational Explanation design is now available in adult sizes - get yours while stocks last!
shop.maryrose.org/products/kra...
Our amazing new Kraken and the Mary Rose - A Rational Explanation design is now available in adult sizes - get yours while stocks last!
shop.maryrose.org/products/kra...
May 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
RELEASE THE KRAKEN (t-shirts)!
Our amazing new Kraken and the Mary Rose - A Rational Explanation design is now available in adult sizes - get yours while stocks last!
shop.maryrose.org/products/kra...
Our amazing new Kraken and the Mary Rose - A Rational Explanation design is now available in adult sizes - get yours while stocks last!
shop.maryrose.org/products/kra...
Not one of mine, I should add.
Even if it was installed during the refit of 1536, that's still eight years before I was born!
Even if it was installed during the refit of 1536, that's still eight years before I was born!
The Mary Rose had two brick-built galley ovens, both damaged when the ship sank. One was rebuilt, but the other has been as it was found.
Unusually, one of the bricks has a dog's paw print in it!
This post was written by Florence, who is doing work experience with us this week
Unusually, one of the bricks has a dog's paw print in it!
This post was written by Florence, who is doing work experience with us this week
May 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Not one of mine, I should add.
Even if it was installed during the refit of 1536, that's still eight years before I was born!
Even if it was installed during the refit of 1536, that's still eight years before I was born!
I want one of these - being behind glass means I can only get boops, not pats.
We Spotted this chap, Bawsie Broun, in Perth Museum who is based on a doggie skeleton they found… @hatchthedog.bsky.social
#DogsOfBlueSky
#DogsOfBlueSky
May 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I want one of these - being behind glass means I can only get boops, not pats.
Shame, would be nice to meet the Titanic's dogs!
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Shame, would be nice to meet the Titanic's dogs!
Can I be the obligatory non-muppet actor?
So, important question.
If they made yet another film about the court of Henry VIII, which Muppets should play which roles?
If they made yet another film about the court of Henry VIII, which Muppets should play which roles?
April 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can I be the obligatory non-muppet actor?
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Did you know that the premiere of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was a fundraising gala for the Mary Rose Trust?
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Did you know that the premiere of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was a fundraising gala for the Mary Rose Trust?
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Of course I'm a dinosaur, no other animals have skeletons afer all...
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Of course I'm a dinosaur, no other animals have skeletons afer all...
Of course I'm a dinosaur, no other animals have skeletons afer all...
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Of course I'm a dinosaur, no other animals have skeletons afer all...
While I was obviously rooting for the Jack Russell to win, my mum was a whippet so I'm happy! #Crufts
Has it really been 15 years since I was displayed at #Crufts?
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...
Looking back - Hatch at Crufts - The Mary Rose
In 2010, Hatch, the ship's dog of the Mary Rose, was exhibited at Crufts.
maryrose.org
March 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
While I was obviously rooting for the Jack Russell to win, my mum was a whippet so I'm happy! #Crufts
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With the final day of #Crufts taking place today, let's take a look back at when a certain Tudor pooch attended the world's greatest dog show... #BestInShow
Looking back - Hatch at Crufts - The Mary Rose
In 2010, Hatch, the ship's dog of the Mary Rose, was exhibited at Crufts.
maryrose.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
With the final day of #Crufts taking place today, let's take a look back at when a certain Tudor pooch attended the world's greatest dog show... #BestInShow
Has it really been 15 years since I was displayed at #Crufts?
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...
Looking back - Hatch at Crufts - The Mary Rose
In 2010, Hatch, the ship's dog of the Mary Rose, was exhibited at Crufts.
maryrose.org
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Has it really been 15 years since I was displayed at #Crufts?
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...
Yes, you read that right. Me, a 477+ year old mongrel, got invited to Crufts. Dreams can come true...
maryrose.org/blog/looking...