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    BRITAIN'S BLOODIEST EVER MUTINY

    Oct 08, 2020 6 minutes
    Interview by Callum McKelvie

    Stories of the sea continue to fascinate young and old alike. From tales of sinister pirates to epic naval battles, there’s few who don’t enjoy a good old-fashioned nautical romp. One particular event however, which took place on the HMS Hermione in 1782, still shocks, first due to it’s sheer brutality and secondly due to the daring rescue mission. Now author Angus Konstam, who specialises in pirates and tales of hijinks on the sea, has decided to retell this grand old story in his new book Mutiny On The Spanish Main.

    Why did the crew of the HMS Hermione mutiny?

    “ During the first hour, no less than 10 of the officers were stabbed and thrown over the side of the ship ”

    The frigate HMS Hermione had been sent out to the Caribbean at the start of the war against France and was there for three years before Captain Pigot came on board. He’d been the commander of a frigate called the Success but he had a penchant for flogging his crew. The Hermione’s crew were happy because they’d got

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