Henri Grace a Dieu, from the Anthony Roll.

For other meanings of "Grace-Dieu", see Grace Dieu (disambiguation).

Henri Grâce à Dieu (French "Henry Grace of God"), nicknamed "Great Harry", was an English carrack or 'great ship' of the 16th century. Contemporary with Mary Rose, Henri Grâce à Dieu was even larger. She had a large forecastle four decks high, and a stern castle two decks high. She was 165 feet (50 m) long, weighing 1,000–1,500 tons and having a complement of 700–1,000. It is said that she was ordered by Henry VIII in response to the Scottish ship Michael, launched in 1511. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Tudor era was a critical one in the development of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Grace Dieu, all Royal Navy ships of that name, including: Henri (or Henry) Grace à (or a) Dieu, Henry VIII’s flagship, commonly known as the Great Harry Grace Dieu (ship), flagship of Henry V Grace-Dieu, Leicestershire place name, only a basic entry as yet Grace Dieu Priory, Augustinian... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Santa Maria at anchor by Andries van Eertvelt, painted c. ... Name often given to English military carracks from 1400 onwards, particularly as built by Henry VIII. Examples of his include:- Mary Rose Henri Grâce à Dieu Also Grace Dieu (ship), flagship of Henry V The phrase was also used of the RMS Titanic in the song It Was Sad When... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Mary Rose depicted on the Anthony Roll, a survey of Henry VIIIs navy, completed in 1546 The Mary Rose was an English Tudor warship of the carrack type and one of the first to be able to fire a full broadside of cannons. ... forecastle with figurehead Grand Turk Focsle of the Prince William, a modern square rigged ship, in the North Sea. ... A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe and the United Kingdom Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy... A model of Great Michael in the Royal Museum Great Michael was a carrack of the Royal Scottish Navy. ...

She was originally built at Woolwich Dockyard from 1512 to 1514 and was one of the first vessels to feature gunports and had twenty of the new heavy bronze cannon, allowing for a broadside. In all she mounted 43 heavy guns and 141 light guns. She was the first English two-decker and when launched she was the largest and most powerful warship in Europe. Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grace a Dieu (Great Harry), the largest ship of its day. ... Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... USS Iowa Broadside (1984) A broadside is the side of a ship; the battery of cannon on one side of a warship; or their simultaneous (or near simultaneous) fire in naval warfare. ... A two-decker is a sail warship which carried her guns on two fully-armed decks. ...

She was substantially remodelled and rebuilt around the same time as Mary Rose to increase the firepower and improve maneuverability.

The tradition maintained by the Royal Navy of "showing the flag" at seaside towns to uphold the morale of the Navy is said to have its origins in a service held at the Bradstowe Chapel (Broadstairs, Kent) in 1514 with the crew of Henry Grâce à Dieu in attendance, whilst the largest and latest addition to the King's Fleet was moored nearby. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Shrine of Our Ladye Star of the Sea in Bradstowe (now Broadstairs) was an old chapel that dated back at least to the 1350s. ... Broadstairs is a town in Kent, England, 76 miles east of London, with a population of about 22,000. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Great Harry saw little action. She was present at the Battle of the Solent against Francis I of France in 1545 (in which Mary Rose sank) but appears to have been more of a diplomatic vessel, sailing on occasion with sails of gold cloth. Combatants France England Commanders Admiral Claude dAnnebault Admiral John Dudley, Viscount Lisle Strength 30,000 soldiers in more than 200 ships 12,000 soldiers in 80 ships The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, fought between the fleets... Francis I (François Ier in French) (September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ...

After the accession of Edward VI in 1547 she was renamed for him. Her fate is uncertain; she may have been destroyed by fire at Woolwich in 1553 or ended up as a discarded hulk on the bank of the River Thames. Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ... Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... The Thames is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ...

References

• Lincoln P. Paine (1997) Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0-85177-739-2