In 1630s Holland, thousands of people were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was the tulip, a bloom newly-arrived from the east. Mike Dash recreates this episode, and evokes Holland's Golden Age.
In 1630s Holland, thousands of people were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was the tulip, a bloom newly-arr...
When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and children were on board. While some headed off in a lifeboat to seek help, 250 of the survivors ended up on a tiny coral island less than half a mile long. A band of mutineers, whose motives were almost beyond comprehension, then started on a cold-blooded killing spree, leaving less than 80 people alive when the rescue boat arrived three months later.
When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and chil...
