John Hudson set adrift

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"John Hudson set adrift" refers to the presumed fate of explorer Henry Hudson’s son John, who was cast away in a small boat during the 1611 mutiny in Hudson Bay and never seen again.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
maritime incident
associatedWithShip Discovery
documentedIn histories of Henry Hudson
narratives of Hudson's final voyage
hasAftermath subsequent trials and inquiries about the mutiny
hasCause crew dissatisfaction with conditions
mutiny against Henry Hudson
hasCertainty presumed rather than directly witnessed outcome
hasConsequence loss of leadership on the expedition
return of mutineers to Europe without Hudson
hasEvidenceStatus based on crew accounts
hasGeographicalContext Hudson Strait
surface form: Hudson Strait region
hasHistoricalReputation notorious mutiny episode in exploration history
hasLanguageContext English-language historiography
hasLegacy subject of speculation in historical literature
hasLocation Canadian Arctic waters
Hudson Bay
hasMoralInterpretation act of betrayal
example of risks of early polar exploration
hasMotiveOfMutineers conflict with Henry Hudson's leadership
desire to return home
resentment of harsh conditions
hasOpposingSide mutinous crew
hasOutcome disappearance of Henry Hudson
presumed death of John Hudson
unknown fate of those set adrift
hasParentEvent Henry Hudson
surface form: Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage
hasTime 1611
early 17th century
hasUncertainty no confirmed records of survival
hasVessel small open boat
hasVictim Henry Hudson
John Hudson
loyal crew members
involvesAction abandonment at sea
casting adrift in a small boat
involvesPerson Henry Hudson
John Hudson
mutinous crew members
mainSubject Henry Hudson
John Hudson
partOf 1611 mutiny on Henry Hudson's ship
final voyage of Henry Hudson
relatedTo Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

exploration of the Northwest Passage
history of Arctic exploration

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1611 Hudson Bay mutiny effect John Hudson set adrift