13 Facts About Margaret Rule

Dr Margaret Helen Rule, was a British archaeologist.

Margaret Rule is most notable for her involvement with the project that excavated and raised the Tudor warship Mary Rose in 1982.

Margaret Rule changed to a career in archaeology where she initially helped evacuate bomb sites in London after the Second World War.

Margaret Rule subsequently was integral for transforming the site into a viable tourist attraction.

Margaret Rule was still the curator of the Fishbourne Roman Palace, when she began her work in maritime archaeology.

Margaret Rule assisted fellow marine archaeologist Alexander McKee in the 1960s where she was consulted on the initial search for the wreck of Henry VIII's war ship Mary Rose in the Solent, due to her local reputation as a land archaeologist.

Margaret Rule played a pivotal role in both the publicity and campaign for vital backing in order to raise the Mary Rose.

Margaret Rule continuously contributed to maritime archaeology by assisting in the passing of the Protection of Wrecks Act in 1973.

In 1974 Margaret Rule became a member of the Advisory Committee formed to review all applications to the Department of Trade for designating a 'protected wreck site'.

In March 1982, Margaret Rule visited Adelaide, South Australia, as the keynote speaker to the Second Southern Hemisphere Conference on Maritime Archaeology.

Since 2012 Margaret Rule worked closely with the Maritime Heritage Foundation, as chairman of its Scientific Advisory Committee.

Margaret Rule had been living with Parkinson's disease and arthritis in her later years.

Margaret Rule was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.