The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Madness | 1 | VOC history

The full story of the 17th century shipwreck of the Dutch United East India Company's return ship "The Batavia" in Australia. Episode 1: Storms and Mutiny. In 1628, the largest Dutch United East India Company's return ship, "The Batavia," was on her way to Batavia, VOC headquarters on Java in the East Indies. She had over 300 souls on board and very valuable cargo. But trouble was brewing on the ship after the Upper Merchant and the Captain had a falling out... 🎥 Full playlist:    • The Batavia   Episode 1:    • The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Madnes...   Episode 2:    • The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Madnes...   Episode 3:    • The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Madnes...   Episode 4:    • The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Madnes...   Trailer:    • Trailer: The Batavia Shipwreck, Mutiny, an...   SOURCES AND INFO 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliogr... 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/music-fo... All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 📷 Images and stock footage from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Pexels.com, Pixabay.com, and own work. Images of characters taken from famous works of art are marked with a * the list of the works is here https://defraggedhistory.com/the-bata... SOCIALS Twitter:   / defraggedh   Instagram:   / defraggedhistory   Facebook:   / defraggedhistory   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhis... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhis... CHAPTERS 0:00:00 00. Title 0:00:12 01. The History So Far 0:04:33 02. Mission Control 0:05:36 03. Destination: Batavia 0:08:52 04. The Billion Dollar Ship 0:11:39 05. The Young and the Restless 0:16:59 06. Freaky Apothecary 0:21:30 07. Old Sea Dog 0:23:44 08. The Cargo 0:26:02 09. All Aboard! 0:30:58 10. Law and Order 0:33:23 11. Fits and Starts 0:37:36 12. Pork and Beans and Maggots 0:39:54 13. The Love Boat 0:42:19 14. Scurvy Belt 0:44:58 15. Confrontation at Table Bay 0:49:27 16. Richer Than Compaen 0:52:15 17. Whispers on the Waves 0:56:06 18. Sickbay 0:57:37 19. Godless and Wicked, Creepy and Cold 0:59:40 20. Pitch Black 1:02:12 21. Wary 1:04:43 22. Moonlight Dancing on the Water #thebatavia #mutiny #shipwreck