Opening Francis Drake's treasure chest

Conservator Anna Rolls explains how she had to make a key in order to open a 16th Century chest believed to have belonged to Sir Francis Drake.

See the chest in Tudor and Stuart Seafarers, one of four new galleries exploring epic stories of exploration at the National Maritime Museum in London.

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The National Maritime Museum is part of Royal Museums Greenwich which also incorporates the Queen's House, the Royal Observatory and Cutty Sark, sharing stories from the sea to the stars.

[terka._.]

It is filming from Elena? 🤣
(Uncharted players understand)

[josephineoto]

lets be real here, we just came here bc of the "Uncharted collection"..

[gB-gmvy]

No treasure but, there was a video camera inside. I’d say that Francis Drake was part of the Pirate Geek Squad.

[sailingyoumeandjosapea]

Amazing technology Drakes own go pro still had battery

[morgan]

Just the chest itself is pretty neat looking. If it had once belonged to Sir Francis Drake there probably had been some highly prized treasure inside it at one time that had taken from the Spaniards, who in turn had taken it from some unfortunate tribe in South America somewhere.

[mgangtv]

To everyone on this comment feed just remember a few years of grinding can give a person a lifetime of freedom

[joachimdartson]

It's buriedon Oak Island where Drake buried it. The galleon it was removed from is buried in the swamp.

[mariabastidas-spence]

It would be amazing if you keep publishing more videos about conservation in the new galleries. Conservators made such a great findings while they do just a dust cleaning from an object and when items are being prepared for exhibitions like this one that can show different characteristics of the object. Was really interesting seeing how this conservator made a key that could open this chest.
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[destinyblade]

why is it playing some silent hillesque music in the background?

[BetterThanYou]

Ah yes...Because Go-Pro cameras certainly existed back in the 1500s. That's why there's one inside the chest. Don't let the naysayers fool you!!!

[Splee]

but there is a journal that leads you to el dorado at the bottom right ? 🤣

[MrLito]

There’s no treasure because you got a fake, if that was a real treasure you won’t be the only one in the room

[Makai]

He is my ancestor my dad is related to him he was a English explorer of the California Pacific coast.

[carvinlambert]

WHAT?? I WAS EXPECTING THAT GUY, FROM AL CAPONES VAULT, to pop out!!

[TomasHemmet-eusr]

Oh No the disappointment in her face. This how every Uncharted Starts lmao .

[NeviiXTM]

Youre telling me you had the chance to film inside it and you didnt take it?

[Whatwhat]

I hate how stuff is filmed like this.

The tension building of opening this chest that hasnt been opened yet. and as soon as its opened theres a camera looking up

[burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill]

Jokes on you, this chest IS the treasure

[Symphony_of_Destruction_]

I'm related to him my grandparents did the family tree

[brxder]

Me: Sir Francis Drake is my great uncle/great grandpa