His name has become a byword for cruelty; a tyrant who drove the crew of his ship, HMS Bounty, to such despair that they were forced into the most famous of all mutinies. It’s almost complete ...
The gun fetched more than expected when it went under the hammer in Dumfries A naval gun believed to be from HMS Bounty has sold for £17,000 at auction in Dumfries. The item attracted ...
John Coleman, from Benfleet in Essex, said he retrieved the large piece of copper sheathing from HMS Bounty in the Pitcairn Islands in 1973. He displayed the impressive find - patinated with ...
Breadfruit may sound new to some foodies, but the truth is that this tropical fruit has a deep history and a fascinating path ...
Its inhabitants are mostly descendants of HMS Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions who settled there in the 18th century. With no airport and only reachable by a two-day boat trip ...
The oldest artifact dates back to 1789. It's a piece of the ill-fated HMS Bounty's wooden rudder, which later passed through the hands of famed explorer Admiral Byrd. "The rest of it burned ...
These relics of HMS Bounty are sheathing nails that were used to fix protective copper sheathing to hull. After Fletcher Christian and the mutineers arrived at Pitcairn they stripped the Bounty of ...
Midshipman Roger Byam joins Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian aboard HMS Bounty for a voyage to Tahiti. Bligh proves to be a brutal tyrant and, after six pleasant months on Tahiti, Christian ...