Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For generations, the story of the Bounty has been told as an adventure - a dramatic clash between Captain Bligh and Fletcher ...

The Bounty (1984) is a historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson, based on the true story of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty. The film stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian, the first mate who ...

(Reuters) - The crew member who died when the replica ship HMS Bounty sank during Hurricane Sandy had written on her Facebook page that she was a descendent of the original Bounty mutineer Fletcher ...

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, by Caroline Alexander. Viking Press. 416 pages. $27.95. The rehabilitation of William Bligh is one of those quixotic projects that pit history ...

Pitcairn Island postmaster Dennis Christian, a descendant of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian, has pleaded guilty to three charges during a trial into rape and underage sex stretching back 40 years, ...

PITCAIRN, Pitcairn, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Tom Christian, the descendant of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the Bounty mutineers, passed away on the British-owned Pitcairn Island. He was 77. Christian, ...

Life on board an 18th century sailing ship was pretty grim. If the enemy didn't kill you, then the food and water (or lack of it) probably would; to say nothing of the diseases brewing in the ...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.