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| Henry Hudson Fact 11 | Henry Hudson was unable to obtain backing from London and signed a contract with the Dutch United East India Company on January 8, 1609
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| Henry Hudson Fact 12 | April 1609: The Third Voyage of Henry Hudson was on an old, small ship called the Half Moon with about 20 English and Dutch crew members via Norway towards Russia - due to the freezing weather he changed direction and headed West towards warmer waters and the New World
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| Henry Hudson Fact 13 | Henry Hudson passed Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and landed in Maine off Penobscot Bay and then sailed into George's Harbour
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| Henry Hudson Fact 14 | The expedition passed Jamestown and went on to Delaware Bay
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| Henry Hudson Fact 15 | September 3, 1609: The expedition reached the mouth of the Hudson River passing Staten Island and Coney Island and claimed the land for Holland. He made the decision to explore the river, hoping to find a passage to the Indies
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| Henry Hudson Fact 16 | September 11, 1609: The expedition anchored off Manhattan in New York Bay and then anchored near Albany
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| Henry Hudson Fact 17 | October 4 1609: The expedition decided to return to Europe and the Half Moon ship arrived in Dartmouth, Devon, England on November 7 1609
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| Henry Hudson Fact 18 | Henry Hudson reported to the Dutch United East India Company about his voyage and they sent further ships and settlers to colonise the area surrounding the Hudson river that Henry had discovered
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| Henry Hudson Fact 19 | Following the success of the Dutch expedition the Muscovy Company financed another expedition and provided a ship called the Discovery for the voyage
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| Henry Hudson Fact 20 | April 17 1610: The Fourth Voyage of Henry Hudson on the Discovery sailed from London and passed Scotland, Greenland and Iceland
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| Henry Hudson Fact 21 | June, 1610: Henry Hudson reached the Hudson Strait and named the headlands Cape Digges and Cape Wolstenholme after important members of the Muscovy Company
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| Henry Hudson Fact 22 | Henry Hudson sailed further South to James Bay still looking for a passage to the Pacific. The conditions became intolerable for the crew. Freezing cold weather, short food supplies and hostile native Indians led to mutiny on the Discovery.
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| Henry Hudson Fact 23 | June 22, 1611: Henry Hudson was cast adrift in a small boat together with his son John and eight loyal crew members - they were never heard of again. | |
| Henry Hudson Fact 24 | October 1611: The Discovery returned to London with the mutineers. Recommendations were made by the Muscovy Company that they should be hanged
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| Henry Hudson Fact 25 | Their trial was delayed until 1618 - but the surviving mutineers were found not guilty - 2 of the mutineers, Bylot and Prickett, were employed by the Muscovy Company to make further voyages of exploration
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| Henry Hudson Fact 26 | No attempt was ever made to search for Henry Hudson
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