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Secrets of the Dead  Voyage of the Courtesans

Follow the racuous journey of the 18th century women who settled Australia Details

 

Program: Secrets of the Dead

Episode: Voyage of the Courtesans

In 1789, more than 200 female thieves, prostitutes and con-artists rounded up from London's most prisons were shipped off to an Australian penal colony aboard a leaky vessel named the Lady Juliana. But once aboard, the women turned their banishment into opportunity, transforming their ship into a floating brothel on a journey that ended with the women as the founding mothers of Australia.

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Duration: (55:18)
Premiere Date: 05/22/2007
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-PG


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