Giles Milton
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1,435 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 6d ago
Giles Milton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And this is not just a ship, but it is an English ship.
It's a Solomon.
And it is full of supplies that have been sent from Bantam in Java.
And it's coming to relieve them.
And the men standing on the cliffs, they all give out a huge cheer.
They've not been forgotten.
They are going to be relieved.
They've got support coming.
They've got food coming.
And this, for them, is the best possible news.
That's going to help them along for the next few months.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
I'm afraid it's not going to end very well for the men on the Solomon.
As they come towards Rann and the men are watching expectantly, they turn to the east and they see a Dutch fleet coming towards the Solomon.
And unfortunately, the Solomon is attacked by the Dutch.
It's overwhelmed and literally under the cliffs of Rann, it's captured by the Dutch and the men on board and all the supplies and the Arak that they were so desperate for.
No Arak makes it ashore, not even a single jar.
Not even a single jar.
It's all carted off to the other five bander islands by the Dutch.
And actually rather worse than this is the crew of the Solomon are taken prisoner by the Dutch and the Dutch show absolutely no mercy.
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