Batavia's Graveyard - Part 1

In 1628, the Dutch East India Company sent its brand new flagship vessel Batavia from The Netherlands on a voyage to the settlement of Batavia (modern day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies. The cast of characters on board would produce one of the most bizarre maritime stories in history. After being wrecked on Houtman Abrolhos archipelago off the coast of Western Australia, a horrible tragedy of survival, manipulation, torture, sexual assault, and murder took place at the hands of the monstrous Jeronimus Cornelisz.

Dr. Howard Gray joins me as my guest for this multipart episode series. Dr. Gray is one of the world's foremost experts on the Batavia shipwreck, Houtman's Abrolhos archipelago, and Western Australia history.

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