Boys with the right family connections, always joined British ships as junior officers. The book “Mutiny On The Bounty” was based on the experiences of Peter Heywood. He was 15 when William Bligh took him onboard the Bounty. He didn’t have a rank but was treated as a junior officer on the Bounty. He wanted to join Bligh in the launch but there wasn’t room for him.
I sincerely hope you continue making videos and gain the recognition you deserve! Your work is on par with that of creators with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Already know all about Pitcairn islands thanks to Extremities (Wendover productions channel/podcast), but your retelling of the story/history is glorious 👌
Just found your videos and you're doing a damn good job with these! I enjoy that your jokes usually work in stride with your storytelling rather than stopping the video dead for the sake of a bit.
Ah yes, the Pitcairns. The territory that made the UK eligible to join the Pacific-centric CPTPP even though it represents almost no economic presence in the wider Pacific trade network.
Anyone remember the Cartoon Network show 'Mike, Lu, and Ogg' about a girl from New York who becomes an exchange student on an island? And all the natives have British accents and European names and adopt a few British customs despite still being stereotypically 'native'? And the reason they're like that is because the original inhabitants were Brits and Pirates who crashed landed there? And all the inhabitants are related to each other? Yeah, it seems the real life inspiration for that is a LOOOOT darker, huh?
“And the criminals who founded it…and the criminals who live there today.” Fixed that for you, since I think somewhere around a third to half of the men on the island are convicted sex criminals. Apparently sex crimes against children were and presumably still is a custom there.
The first I heard of Bounty mutineer descendants was actually because of Norfolk Island which until around 2015, was an External Territory of Australia, had its own immigration, legislative and judicial system. But bankruptcy (again) meant the Australian commonwealth government revoked its special status despite protests from the locals and it's currently run as a local government with state based services provided first by NSW, then Qld since 2022.
Children require special entry clearance from NZ because of a "child welfare charter". Even still they say they encourage families with children to settle there, although the school closed in 2023 according to Wikipedia.
Yeah that's looking like it'll be the case. From my research it seemed like a lot of them had kind of accepted that it wasn't going to last too much longer
They have been saying that about Pitcairn for centuries now. Pitcairn’s population was even once cleared for Norfolk Island, but some of the Pitcairners returned. Good thing too. After those islanders returned, a French ship was spotted headed for Pitcairn to plant the French flag and claim the island. But when they saw the island inhabited, they turned around and left. I’ve read elsewhere that Pitcairn receives many applications from perspective immigrants. But few are actually accepted. Can’t figure that one out. I don’t think many on the island are young enough to have kids. If what you say comes true, it’ll be a crying shame.
Its just so wild to think of just bringing 11 women you just met on a ship with you for sex. How does that conversation happen? Is this just passport bro ing 300 years ago?
The story is a lot worse than that. It’s an example of yet another crime committed by Fletcher Christian. One night they were having a party onboard Bounty. In the middle of the party, Fletcher ordered the anchor line to be cut and to start sailing out to sea. The next day, Fletcher ordered as many Tahitian men into a small, decrepit boat to head back to Tahiti. Then Bounty permanently left. In a nutshell, Fletcher Christian kidnapped those poor girls (one was a baby that eventually married Fletcher’s son). But they weren’t sex slaves. Fletcher was married to one of them and absolutely no one touched his girl. Even after he died, she only raised their three children; Thursday October, Charles and Mary.
I genuinely don't know why your channel hasn't blow up more. Maybe people think its related to Summoning Salt speedrunning channel? Anyhow I think every group of drunk guys has thought about taking over a micronation at one point and this is probably a great candidate.
Pitcairn belongs to a group of islands. The only island names I remember are Henderson Island and Ducie Island. These islands are more atoll-like islands and really can’t support life. Little or no water. I think one of these islands is mentioned in the tribe story of “Moby Dick”. After Exeter was sunk by a whale, the survivors reached one of those islands. But they exhausted all the island’s fresh water real fast and had to leave.
Correct. The Englishmen were married to the Tahitian girls. After their husbands were murdered, at least two of the Tahitian men were killed by the widows. I think one dude may have even gotten beheaded.
Anyone tempted to move to Pitcairn after watching this video? They could always use some extra hands
Hey man, I love your videos and I’ll always watch em’
My first video was the North Korean tree one ;)
I would like to move to Pitcairn Island. I just hope that they are still accepting immigrants.
@@BryanChandler1905 As far as I know, they're still desperate for new company! Let us know how it goes!
@@A-Grain-of-Salt Funny love your channel
@@BryanChandler1905 just don't bring any children with you
Always happy to see you release a new video!
Can’t believe diddler island was discovered by a boy on the HMS Swallow…
Kind sounds like an episode of flapjack
"Diddler Island" makes it sound a lot less appealing to me.
Disclosure: the video just got to this part, about sexual assault trial.
Boys with the right family connections, always joined British ships as junior officers.
The book “Mutiny On The Bounty” was based on the experiences of Peter Heywood. He was 15 when William Bligh took him onboard the Bounty. He didn’t have a rank but was treated as a junior officer on the Bounty.
He wanted to join Bligh in the launch but there wasn’t room for him.
Love this channel so much this man has never missed
Thank you! I think I've definitely missed once or twice but I appreciate the support!
Man, those times were wild. Kind of shame, that we live too late for geographic exploration, but too early for extraterrestrial exploration.
I sincerely hope you continue making videos and gain the recognition you deserve! Your work is on par with that of creators with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Already know all about Pitcairn islands thanks to Extremities (Wendover productions channel/podcast), but your retelling of the story/history is glorious 👌
Love Wendover! Never watched the Extremities episode on Pitcairn but I'll check it out!
Just found your videos and you're doing a damn good job with these! I enjoy that your jokes usually work in stride with your storytelling rather than stopping the video dead for the sake of a bit.
Here before this video has 100,000 views
Ah yes, the Pitcairns. The territory that made the UK eligible to join the Pacific-centric CPTPP even though it represents almost no economic presence in the wider Pacific trade network.
And that's why they keep 'em around!
So glad that my mom's weird obsession from reading mutiny on the bounty finally got the video it deserved!
I lost it at 6:06 the delivery 😂
It's always the British man I swear.
Because we innovate and explore. We can't help it for being so amazing.
One of my new favorite channels. These are informative yet not dead ass dry. Love it.
Anyone remember the Cartoon Network show 'Mike, Lu, and Ogg' about a girl from New York who becomes an exchange student on an island?
And all the natives have British accents and European names and adopt a few British customs despite still being stereotypically 'native'?
And the reason they're like that is because the original inhabitants were Brits and Pirates who crashed landed there?
And all the inhabitants are related to each other?
Yeah, it seems the real life inspiration for that is a LOOOOT darker, huh?
Apparently this island was important enough for it to have its own flag emoji 🇵🇳
I would like to immigrate to Pitcairn Island. Do you know if they are still accepting immigrants?
“And the criminals who founded it…and the criminals who live there today.”
Fixed that for you, since I think somewhere around a third to half of the men on the island are convicted sex criminals. Apparently sex crimes against children were and presumably still is a custom there.
The first I heard of Bounty mutineer descendants was actually because of Norfolk Island which until around 2015, was an External Territory of Australia, had its own immigration, legislative and judicial system. But bankruptcy (again) meant the Australian commonwealth government revoked its special status despite protests from the locals and it's currently run as a local government with state based services provided first by NSW, then Qld since 2022.
Have to assume yt won't be monetizing this one, given the mentions of adolf & various horrible crimes lol
8:16 They have their own TRAIL OF TEARS?! 😭
Deary me, that’s fcked
I didn’t notice that thanks for the laugh
Children require special entry clearance from NZ because of a "child welfare charter". Even still they say they encourage families with children to settle there, although the school closed in 2023 according to Wikipedia.
If I had to guess, that settlement won't exist in 50 years. They're not replacing themselves. They'll eventually die out.
Yeah that's looking like it'll be the case. From my research it seemed like a lot of them had kind of accepted that it wasn't going to last too much longer
They have been saying that about Pitcairn for centuries now. Pitcairn’s population was even once cleared for Norfolk Island, but some of the Pitcairners returned. Good thing too. After those islanders returned, a French ship was spotted headed for Pitcairn to plant the French flag and claim the island. But when they saw the island inhabited, they turned around and left.
I’ve read elsewhere that Pitcairn receives many applications from perspective immigrants. But few are actually accepted. Can’t figure that one out. I don’t think many on the island are young enough to have kids.
If what you say comes true, it’ll be a crying shame.
Its just so wild to think of just bringing 11 women you just met on a ship with you for sex. How does that conversation happen? Is this just passport bro ing 300 years ago?
The story is a lot worse than that. It’s an example of yet another crime committed by Fletcher Christian.
One night they were having a party onboard Bounty. In the middle of the party, Fletcher ordered the anchor line to be cut and to start sailing out to sea. The next day, Fletcher ordered as many Tahitian men into a small, decrepit boat to head back to Tahiti. Then Bounty permanently left.
In a nutshell, Fletcher Christian kidnapped those poor girls (one was a baby that eventually married Fletcher’s son). But they weren’t sex slaves. Fletcher was married to one of them and absolutely no one touched his girl. Even after he died, she only raised their three children; Thursday October, Charles and Mary.
I genuinely don't know why your channel hasn't blow up more. Maybe people think its related to Summoning Salt speedrunning channel? Anyhow I think every group of drunk guys has thought about taking over a micronation at one point and this is probably a great candidate.
Pretty artwork
Hey man! Is there any way i can contact you?
Yes there is! I've just added an email address to the channel's bio, you can contact me through that.
Im sorry, its not in your bio.
@@Justsollie Sorry, it might only be visible on certain platforms. You can just email occasionaleclectic@gmail.com, the original name of this channel
What a pleasure your stories are!😂
Enjoyed the video. Only thing is …ain’t nothing nearby Pitcairn!!
By Pitcairn standards, anything closer than 4000 miles away is nearby
Pitcairn belongs to a group of islands. The only island names I remember are Henderson Island and Ducie Island.
These islands are more atoll-like islands and really can’t support life. Little or no water.
I think one of these islands is mentioned in the tribe story of “Moby Dick”. After Exeter was sunk by a whale, the survivors reached one of those islands. But they exhausted all the island’s fresh water real fast and had to leave.
He ancestors where literally Grape ists
Wait- was this the inspiration for a literal entire season of Archer⁉️
Great video as always! May I suggest adding music on the next ones to help entertain the modern day ADHD brain?
There actually is background music! But clearly it's too quiet haha, I can turn it up
Do@@A-Grain-of-Salt
Lazy American childen
🤣😂 very pithy succinct review. Would love to visit!!
this channel is funny
Beach, brown women, pork, sounds like heaven to me. (But I'm married to my 👸🏾)
what is it with these tiny islands?…
Idk. Israel is getting closer to that every day.
Also I've read that Tahitian girls killed some rebelled Tahitians during the "slave rebelion", so I guess they were fond of Christian and others.
Correct.
The Englishmen were married to the Tahitian girls. After their husbands were murdered, at least two of the Tahitian men were killed by the widows.
I think one dude may have even gotten beheaded.
Gilligan blew up the Minnow
Pork pie 🥧 is worth going home for 😋
Great Britian.....worst food in the world.
@@melfisher1683 pizza, curry, kebab, KFC and McDonald's all shyte, all available in the UK but none of it British.
@@jimcy1319 You have the worst food in the world....Gold Medal!!!!
Maybe me researching on random islands was a bad idea
Lazerwho?
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