Two polar explorers whose fate is the mystery.

Two polar explorers whose fate is the mystery.

Henry Hudson (c. 1550-1611)

The famous painting portrays Henry Hudson (c. 1550-1611) and his son. There is no portrays painted of Henry Hudson during his lifetime. So what was the reason for that? 

Henry Hudson (c. 1550-1611) was the man who explored the areas near Hudson Bay. The tale of that person is well-known. There was a rebellion on his ship. And Hudson's fate was that rebellious sailors forced him and his son to the small boat. Then they vanish in history. The question is who told authorities about that thing? The crewmen who were participated in the rebellion arrested and taken to court. And the only punishment what those people could get was death. 

But the question is who told the details to the authorities? Did Hudson survive from Hudson Bay? And did he walk to European colonies? There is, of course, one interesting theory about that episode. In that theory, Henry Hudson framed his death, because somebody suspected him of being a pirate. Did somebody believe that Henry Hudson was "Henry Morgan"? 

Did Hudson frame his death?

The thing that supports the theory that Hudson was a pirate is that nobody has drawn a portrait of that man during his lifetime. So how did Hudson prove his identity when he took the ships to his command? And how he proves his identity when he took his paycheck?

The fact about Henry Morgan is that it's theatrical. And maybe many pirate captains used that name. The fact is that the pirate captains were not probably using their real names during their business. But as you might see from the life years of Hudson that man lived before the golden age of pirates. Maybe sometimes we find the truth about that man. Whose name is given to the bay where he was last time seen by other people. 

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson

Vitus Bering (c.1681-1741)

Vitus Bering (c.1681-1741)

Vitus Bering (baptized 1681-1741) was the man whose name was given to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, the Bering Glacier, and the Bering Land Bridge were named in his honor. Bering Island is the place where he died during his exploration in the Bering Sea and Alaska. The thing is that there is the possibility that Bering died because he ate some mushroom that caused death. Or maybe he ate some poisonous algae. There is the theory that appendicitis and burst of the appendix caused the death of that man. 

The thing that makes this man interesting is that he and his crew suffered scurvy when they were working in that northern area. But there are questions about what caused the death of that explorer. Was the death accident or did somebody poison him? And what would be the reason for that? 

Another interesting thing is how Bering and his men traveled to the Far East. The city of Petropavlovsk was founded by Vitus Bering 1740. Wikipedia has notified the writer of the history of Petropavlovsk about the lack of sources. But Bering died the year after that case. So maybe Bering establishes some kind of base on that point. 

And the cossacks visited that area in 1695. But the question is did Bering build his ships in that area? Or did he buy them from Englishmen or Frenchmen? The fact is that when Bering gets sick. No way can save his life. There was nothing in the Russian far East at that time. And even if there was a base called Petropavlovsk Bering should need medical attention. If there was not a doctor with him that thing caused death. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitus_Bering

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