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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 11 MIN

The Raft of the Medusa

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The Raft of the Medusa: Cannibalism on the Open SeaJuly 1816. French frigate Medusa runs aground off Senegal. Captain abandons 150 souls on a 65x23-foot raft. Towed by lifeboats—then cut loose by panicked elites.13 days adrift. Thirst drives madness. Mutiny. Cannibalism. Corpses carved for food. The weak thrown overboard. Only 15 survive.Rescued by chance. Scandal rocks France. Captain's Bourbon connections exposed.HistMuse reveals the shipwreck that shocked the world and inspired Géricault's masterpiece.

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The Raft of the Medusa: Cannibalism on the Open SeaJuly 1816. French frigate Medusa runs aground off Senegal. Captain abandons 150 souls on a 65x23-foot raft. Towed by lifeboats—then cut loose by panicked elites.13 days adrift. Thirst drives madness. Mutiny. Cannibalism. Corpses carved for food. The weak thrown overboard. Only 15 survive.Rescued by chance. Scandal rocks France. Captain's Bourbon connections exposed.HistMuse reveals the shipwreck that shocked the world and inspired Géricault's masterpiece.

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The Raft of the Medusa: Cannibalism on the Open SeaJuly 1816. French frigate Medusa runs aground off Senegal. Captain abandons 150 souls on a 65x23-foot raft. Towed by lifeboats—then cut loose by panicked elites.13 days adrift. Thirst drives...

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