Plymouth's dirty secret: The Royal Marines executed on the Hoe
The public execution - by firing squad - was witnessed by some 50,000 people
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
It seems that what the Herald described as "Plymouth's dirty little secret" was bigger and more widespread than first imagined. Plymouth mutiny linked to the Spithead mutinies, the Nore mutinies and blockade of London, and further afield 1797.
Chapter XI pages 203-205
"The Fleet in Mutiny at Plymouth: 1797"
".....the story of the Nore mutiny in 1797 and the execution of its ‘chief mutineer’ Richard Parker."
The Colours by The Men They Couldn't Hang - Age of Revolution
This song tells the story of the Nore mutiny in 1797 and the execution of its ‘chief mutineer’ Richard Parker.
ageofrevolution.org
“Every ship in the Fleet must be Eused like men”: The Royal Navy Mutinies in Simon’s and Table Bay, 1797"
“Every ship in the Fleet must be Eused like men": The Royal Navy Mutinies in Simon’s and Table Bay, 1797 | International Journal of Naval History
Allison Funk rectifies this shortcoming in her article through analysis of the events at the Cape. In the process she offers us valuable insights not only into the epidemic potential of mutiny, but the British sailor as well.
www.ijnhonline.org
Absolutely fascinating....considering the Bounty mutiny in 1789, is there another film in amongst all that information waiting to be made?
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