The Horrifying Story of The Black Hole of Calcutta

On June 20th, 1756, after months of rising tension between the British East India Company and the rulers of Bengal, India, the Company’s fortified headquarters at Fort William was besieged by thousands of soldiers. When the fighting ended and the British defenders were overwhelmed, more than a hundred prisoners were taken captive. With nowhere else to hold them, the captives were forced into a small basement cell inside the fort. What would happen inside that room would become one of the most infamous and disturbing stories in colonial history. It would be so horrifying that it would come to be known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. As always, viewer discretion is strongly advised. Patreon ➡️   / scaryinteresting   Podcast ➡️ https://www.spreaker.com/show/scary-i... STORY SUGGESTION FORM ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mqAK3 or email sean@scaryinteresting.com Discord ➡️   / discord   Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/scaryintere... Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc: Fondo Antiguo de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla, R. Caton Woodville/Raphael Tuck & Sons, vermeulenova Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg    / @co.agmusic1823   This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. The thumbnail is NOT a real image. Great care has been taken to blur all images Writing and research by Jay Adams https://instagram.com/jayadamsdigital... And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible. Image(s) and/or video used under license from Shutterstock.com DISCLAIMER: The pictures, audio, and video used in the videos on this channel are a mix of paid stock, by attribution, royalty-free, public domain, or otherwise fall under the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to sean@scaryinteresting.com. I will respond immediately.