Henry Hudson Significance

The Life and Significance of Henry Hudson The exploration of a majority of North Atlantic exploration is thanked to Henry Hudson, who tried to find a northern passage. Europeans did not know of ice in the north, as the Arctic was unexplored. Geographers thus believed that you could travel to the Indies by any northern path. Henry was born in England approximately in 1565. Most of his life prior to 1607 is unknown, however, it is believed that he learned seafaring first hand from sailors or fishermen. Evidence indicates that he probably had three sons and was married to a woman named Katherine. It is also quite likely that he had a talent for navigation, because in Hudson's late 20s, he was hired as a ship commander to find a northeast passage …show more content…
The ship supplied by the Dutch was confiscated because the English were upset Hudson was exploring for another country. However, Hudson found that private inventors, the Muscovy Company, and the Britsh East India Company would supply him with a ship. Aboard Discovery, the Henry Hudson's final ship in 1910, Henry Hudson went around the southern tip of Greenland and entered a strait to where Hudson thought it was the Pacific Ocean, but actually he soon realized to be a giant bay. Sailing south, the extreme winter caused the crew to grow rebellious. The crew doubted Hudson's command, and suspected him of hoarding rations for favorites. Crew mates Henry Green and Robert Juet decided to lead mutiny. Hudson and seven other crew members were left stranded on a lifeboat afloat the bay, and were never seen again. When the crew returned home, they were put on trial but found not guilty. Many of the details of Hudson's adventures are due to Robert Juet, one of the mutiny leaders. Robert's journals covered many details on all of the exploration done and helped for significantly greater information on Hudson today. Ironically, Juet was demoted by Hudson to mate. Robert Juet, along with a son of Hudson, John, joined Hudson on all four