Title : The Archipelago of Heretics - The Terrifying Story of the Batavia Castaways - Mike Dash - book
Summary :
In 1629, chartered by Dutch merchants, the Batavia sailed toward the island of Java. On board were more than three hundred passengers, men, women, and children, as well as a fabulous cargo—the equivalent of twenty million euros. And above all, Jeronimus Cornelisz, a ruined apothecary, consumed by the desire for revenge.
A few miles off the Australian coast, the ship crashed into reefs. A few islets sheltered the survivors.
With a dozen of his followers, Jeronimus will unleash a horrific closed-door massacre and exterminate one by one all those who oppose him. Cruelly testing their submission, he will humiliate them before finishing them off. A priest is ready to renounce his faith, the women are handed over to the community.
For two months, the "archipelago of heretics" becomes hell at sea. A small group will resist until the arrival of rescuers. Jeronimus's trial will then reveal the delirious torments inflicted by the executioners on their victims. Jeronimus's story anticipates the barbarities that will be committed in the name of the absolute.
- EAN: 9782253072904
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