Talk:Henry Hudson

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I want to know what happened to the mutinous crew members! 72.74.21.143 20:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

how old was henry hudson when his crew mutinied him

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[edit] Reverts

I reverted all of todays edits, as none of them were constructive, and early reverts by VandalBot missed some vandalism. I checked all of the edits, and none of them seemed to contribute anything productive. I sincerley apoligize if I accidentaly reverted a constructive edit. 141.153.193.110 , while I think your edit was well intentioned, it did not seem to work right. YES. eric 01:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Half Moon vs Halve Maen

There seems to be a good bit of back and forth going between Half Moon and Halve Maen. Any ideas on which we should go with? eric 21:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, it was a Dutch ship. The name was Halve Maen. The name of the ship should be stated, not the English translation. Or should the Santa María be renamed Saint Maria? BoH 22:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking along the same lines. Also, because the article on the ship is named Halve Maen, we should probably keep it consistant. eric 23:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)He was a nice peson but he did not like N.A people so he stole for other
Moved vandalism sections
(vandalism and discussions about vandalism) to Talk:Henry_Hudson/Vandalism_Record from this part of page. // FrankB 14:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

The Half Moon turns west

In 1609 Hudson was again chosen by the Dutch East India Company to find an easterly passage to Asia. He was instructed to sail around the Arctic Ocean north of Russia, into the Pacific and to the Far East. Hudson could not continue his voyage due to the ice that had plagued his previous voyages, and many others before him. Having heard rumors by way of Jamestown and John Smith, he and his crew decided to try to seek out a Southwest Passage through North America. Hudson was RLY COOL!!!!!

After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailed around briefly in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, but Hudson concluded that these waterways did not lead to the Pacific. Hudson then moved into New York Harbor and proceeded up what is today the Hudson River. He makes it as far as Albany, New York, where the river narrows, before he is forced to turn around, realizing that it was not the Southwest Passage. In fact, no Southwest Passage exists, and the native americans who relayed the information to John Smith were likely referring to the what we today call the Great Lakes.

Along the way Hudson traded with numerous native tribes and obtained different shells, beads and furs. His voyage established Dutch claims to the region and the fur trade that prospered there. New Amsterdam in Manhattan became the capital of New Netherlands in 1625.

[edit] Funding from British sources

In 1610 Hudson managed to get the backing for yet another voyage, now under the English flag. This time the funding came from the Virginia Company and the British East India Company. At the helm of his new ship, the Discovery, he stayed to the north (some claim he deliberately went too far south with the Dutch), reaching Iceland on 11 May, the south of Greenland on 4 June, and then managing to turn around the southern tip of Greenland.

[edit] herny hudson

if u want information go to www.ianchadwick.com/hudson

[1] is a great site! there is an in- depth discription about EVERYTHING

Too bad it makes false claims. Henry Hudson did not discover Jan Mayen Island as he left NO record of doing so, and his reports DID NOT lead to whaling expeditions being sent to Spitsbergen. The reason the Mary Margaret was sent up in 1611 was because of the report of the "great stores of whales" made by Jonas Poole in the Amity the previous year. If they had followed Hudson's advice they would have sent up ships in 1608, but they didn't. Jonas Poole 01:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hudson cast adrift with "No food, water or weapons"?

Prickett's journal: "Now were all the poore men in the shallop, whose names are as followeth: Henrie Hudson, John Hudson, Arnold Lodlo, Sidrach Faner, Phillip Staffe, Thomas Woodhouse, (or Wydhouse,) Adam Moore, Henrie King, and Michael Bute. The carpenter got of them a peece, and powder and shot, and some pikes, an iron pot, with some meale and other things. They stood out of the ice, the shallop being fast to the sterne of the shippe, and so when they were nigh out, for I cannot say they were cleane out, they cut her head fast from the sterne of the ship, then out with theire topsayles, and towards the east they stood in a cleare sea."

Source of quote from Prickett's Journal: http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_04.htm

also: "Das Ratsael Nordwestpassage" by Kurt Luetgen states that Hudson and the others were provided with food and weapons. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.230.30.143 (talk) 14:54, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Editing Needed

This article jumps around to much someone should edit it209.107.114.190 00:32, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

It's a bit strange to have a portrait start the page, when it is known that the picture is not of Hudson. I would think it makes more sense to have a big question mark (or similar) as the portrait and then the HenryHudson.jpg further down with comment. Jeffhoy 13:17, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Correction

It's just a minor detail but Henry Hudson was thrown into a longboat with 7 ,not 8, of his crew members(plus his son) Year Born and died

1570-1611 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.23.137.163 (talk) 02:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birthdate

I don't see where it says that Hudson was born September 12th. I am changing the birthdate to 1570? because all my sources say know one knows. If they find information saying he was born the 12th, tell me.99.244.66.12 (talk) 20:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

A simple Google search ("henry hudson 12 september 1570") throws up many references to this, eg. [2], [3], and [4]. It is speculative at best. These are all secondary or later sources, so I don’t know who originally worked out the date “12 September 1570” or what they used to come to that conclusion. But it must be traceable somewhere. -- JackofOz (talk) 01:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)