History of The Pitcairn Islands

The history of the Pitcairn Islands begins with the colonization of the islands by Polynesians in the 11th century. The Polynesians established a culture that flourished for four centuries and then vanished. Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a group of British mutineers of the HMS Bounty and Tahitians.

Read more about History Of The Pitcairn Islands:  Pitcairn Before The Bounty, The Bounty Mutiny and The Settlement of Pitcairn, Renewed Contact With The Outside World, Recent Developments

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