The Wreck of the Batavia

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Tracy shares her surprise at discovering some of the details of Montague Summers's life. Holly talks about bickering within the Society for Psychical Research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The nautical tale of the Batavia continues this week as the boys follow the path of the Dutch merchant ship's treacherous maiden voyage along the southern tip of Africa, where after enduring harsh conditions, lack of food, the spread of disease, and a brewing mutiny, one misse ...

It's Dark History time this week as the boys set their sights on the high seas for a treacherous tale of mutiny, madness... and murder! We're traveling way back to 1628 for the tragedy of the Batavia and the story of the ship's doomed voyage from the Netherlands to Indonesia.< ...

The Batavia has now been shipwrecked off the coast of Australia, and as the survivors tried to find food and water, also devious plans are devised to start lessening the number of mouths to feed, leading to an all out war between the mutineers and soldiers. Until a ship is seen o ...  Show more