The Pirate History Podcast

Episode 372 - A History of the Devil part 3

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000

And we're back. Again. Today, we're talking about Carthage, Rome, and the story of Jesus in the Desert.

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Episode 371 - A History of the Devil part 2

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:09:00 -0000

God goes all Old Testament.

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Episode 370 - A History of the Devil

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:04:00 -0000

My addiction to context may have gotten me in a little trouble here.

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Episode 369 - Three Kings

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:11:00 -0000

Who was responsible for the golden age of piracy?

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Episode 368 - The Battle of Vigo Bay

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:30:00 -0000

This may be the most important battle in Pirate History. Seriously.

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Episode 367 - The Spanish Treasure Fleets

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:13:00 -0000

In the 1560s, a French pirate terrorized Spanish America. In response, Spain designed the greatest ship on the high seas.

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Episode 366 - The Battle for Cadiz

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

In summer 1702, the War of the Spanish Succession moved to sea.

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Episode 365 - The Second Hundred Years War

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:25:00 -0000

Time is a flat circle.

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Episode 364 - The First Judicial Murder in America

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

In June, 1704, the Vice Admiralty Court of Boston found John Quelch guilty of robbery, piracy, and murder.

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Episode 363 - Grave Consequences

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

We're talking about the case of Henry King, Captain of the Pirate sloop Sea Flower. We're also talking about the trial of John Quelch. It sort of works.

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Episode 362 - Perfidious Impudence

Wed, 07 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

On 13 June, 1704, the trial of John Quelch began in Boston.

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Episode 361 - The Special Vices of the Sea

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:51:00 -0000

John Quelch and the men of the brigantine Charles return to Boston.

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Episode 360 - Hard Times

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

A priest, a pirate, and a gold digger walk into a bar.

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Episode 359 - The Root of All Evil

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

It's a gas.

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Episode 358 - Live Free or Die

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:05:00 -0000

The Province of New Hampshire produced timber, political dissidents, and pirates.

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Episode 357 - Benjamin Raule

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:08:00 -0000

Benjamin Raule was a Dutch born privateer in the service of Prussia. He was branded a pirate by the English, and pulled off the crime of the century. Today we tell the story of his life.

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Episode 356 - Royal Rumble

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:59:00 -0000

Maybe don't listen to this one when you're going to sleep.

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Episode 355 - The Great Northern War (prelude)

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:44:00 -0000

In 1698 and 1699, the powers of Northern Europe edged closer to war.

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Episode 354 - The Captain's Log

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:46:00 -0000

There's a joke in that title but I'm not gonna be the one to make it.

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Episode 353 - The Jolly Company

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:19:00 -0000

I hate to waste a good title, but here we are.

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Episode 352 - The Swedish Deluge

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:22:00 -0000

We've got two more First Northern Wars to get through. And one little world changing catastrophe.

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Episode 351 - The First Northern War(s)

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

We're talking Bloodborne, Ghostbusters 2, and even mention Pirates at one point. Classic.

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Episode 350 – Brûlez le Palatinat!

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Burn the Palatinate.

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Episode 349 - We Are Free and Want to Remain Free

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:27:27 -0000

In 1524, no wait, 153 BC, or maybe it was 1691, someone invaded somewhere near Lake Constance.

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Episode 348 - People of the Knife

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:15:49 -0000

The Saxons are definitely a people. Or are they?

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Episode 347 - The Winter Queen

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:37:00 -0000

If a Winter Queen did not exist it would be necessary to invent her.

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Episode 346 - The Red Shield of the West

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

What is Germany anyway?

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Episode 345 - The Mazarinettes

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:24:00 -0000

War, women, and witchcraft.

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Episode 344 - Occasional Conformity

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:29:27 -0000

Daniel Defoe faced new challenges under the reign of Queen Anne.

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Episode 343 - The True Born Englishman

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:34:00 -0000

Daniel Defoe was a master of satire. Or was he?

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Episode 342 - A Season of Severeity

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:31:00 -0000

Espionage is a dangerous business. Politics can be even worse.

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Episode 341 - In His Majesty's Secret Service

Wed, 29 May 2024 01:31:22 -0000

Daniel Defoe rubs elbows with the world of English espionage. But it's a much deeper world than he realized.

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Episode 340 - In Service of the Devil

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:12:17 -0000

Henry Every and Daniel Defoe deserve better.

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Episode 339 - Learned Fools

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:38:16 -0000

A priest, a pirate, and a merchant walk into a library.

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Episode 338 - Gadzooks!

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:54:24 -0000

The Crisis of April, 1705 very nearly tipped into open revolution. Zounds. But it didn't. Gadzooks.

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Episode 337 - Vermin of the State

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:40:00 -0000

In April 1705, the English ship Worcester arrived in Edinburgh. By the end of summer, England and Scotland were on the brink of war.

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Episode 336 - Bonnie Dundee

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:56:06 -0000

We're talking about the Jacobite Uprising of 1689. Spoiler Alert. They don't win.

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Episode 335 - Bishops, Barons, & Burghs

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:52:46 -0000

I humbly apologize to the noble people of Scotland for my pronunciation of Graham. I tried.

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Episode 334 - Defiant

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:46:22 -0000

John Bowen and Thomas Howard join forces for the last great ride of the Red Sea Men.

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Episode 333 - A Most Ill Natur'd Fellow

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:24:03 -0000

It's all coming together.

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Episode 332 - Without Striking a Stroke

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:25:50 -0000

We're back with John Bowen doing pirate stuff.

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Episode 331 - The Scandal of Human Nature

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:57:18 -0000

This is definitely the really real Libertalia. Cross my heart.

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Episode 330 - The Reigning Vice of the West Indies

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0000

A number of wealthy American families were financially responsible for the outbreak of piracy in the West Indies. Also, the Dutch.

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Episode 329 - A Lusty Lad

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:45:00 -0000

We're introducing several new pirates who will be weaving into our story for years to come.

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Episode 328 - The Most Capable Among Them

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:16:00 -0000

Speaker prepares to head out on her first pirate cruise. But first, they have to make a quick stop at Zanzibar.

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Episode 327 - Hurrah!

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:07:00 -0000

George Booth and Nathaniel North capture a pair of ships in innovative ways.

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Episode 326 - Diversion

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:58:00 -0000

In between 1696 and 1701, several pirate ships arrived in the Indian Ocean.

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Episode 325 - A House Infested With Wasps

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:02:11 -0000

It's a wide ranging episode about a lot of smaller topics that built the America of the 18th Century.

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Episode 324 - Prodigies of Wickedness

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Three pirates from La Paix faced justice from the Virginia Admiralty.

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Episode 323 - A Great Ship

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

La Paix and HMS Shoreham meet in battle.

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Episode 322 - I Judged Him a Rogue

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:19:29 -0000

Louis Guittar had an amazing day on 28 April, 1700. It was the last good day of his life.

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Episode 321 - The Success of Their Villainies

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

La Paix, under Captain Louis Guittar, embarks on one of the greatest pirate cruises of all time.

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Southern Gothic - The Singing River

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:33:51 -0000

Today we've got an episode from the Southern Gothic podcast. It's a haunting story that touches some of the people and places we've visited recently. It's definitely worth a listen. Happy Halloween y'all.

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Episode 320 - Great Mischiefs

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:47:00 -0000

We introduce Louis Guittar and the first steps of one of the great pirate cruises.

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Episode 319 - A Sinister Visage

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

A hideous pirate, with a golden toothpick and two first names, menaced Chesapeake Bay in summer 1699.

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Episode 318 - The Companions of His Dangers

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

We're returning to the Pirate Round to introduce a new generation of pirates.

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Episode 317 - The Destruction of Charles Town

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:31:39 -0000

In April, 1706, a fleet of French buccaneers utterly destroy Charles Town. I swear.

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Episode 316 - Queen Anne's War part 2

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:09:48 -0000

In October and November 1702, the English and Spanish clashed in Carolina and Florida. One of these engagements was a massacre. One was mostly just playing dress up.

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Episode 315 - Queen Anne's War part 1

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:01:56 -0000

The War of Spanish Succession spread to America, and set the stage for the pirates who were to come.

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Episode 314 - Odd Incidents of Rambling Lives

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

In the spring of 1704, the English army marched into Germany. One cavalryman in that army would go on to be one of the most infamous women ever to sail the seas.

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Episode 313 - The Precipice

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:29:48 -0000

In October 1702, France and Spain suffer a debilitating naval defeat. This will lead to a flood of privateers receiving their commissions.

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Episode 312 - Ladies & Gentlemen, Woodes Rogers

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:03:00 -0000

We're introducing one of our main characters today, Woodes Rogers.

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Episode 311 - Beautiful Disaster

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:49:00 -0000

Look, I understand intellectually that Australia only contains a single letter L. But, due to factors beyond my control, I am apparently unable to pronounce it properly. Sincerest apologies to our Aussie listeners.

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Episode 310 - Roebuck

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:24:00 -0000

In January, 1699 William Dampier took command of HMS Roebuck for a voyage to Terra Australia Incognita.

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Episode 309 - A Ramblin' Man

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000

William Dampier spent almost ten years in London after his return home. But the open ocean called him back.

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Episode 308 - Brother Tar

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:48:04 -0000

So ... I quit smoking this week. It shows.

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Episode 307 - The Action of August 1702

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:26:48 -0000

The world had not seen a proper fleet battle since 1692. Now, the two greatest Admirals in the world were to meet on the high seas.

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Episode 306 - The Dunghill of the Universe

Tue, 30 May 2023 13:34:05 -0000

In 1701, Admiral John Benbow returned to the West Indies.

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Episode 305 - The Admiral Benbow part 2

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:24:35 -0000

John Benbow, Edmund Halley, William Beeston, and a huge fleet of warships.

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Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:10:58 -0000

It's the Trial of William Kidd. Part 1. I lose my cool.

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Under the Banner of King Death - Marcus Rediker & David Lester

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We have a conversation with Marcus Rediker and David Lester.

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Episode 293 - A Corporation of Pirates

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000

William Kidd took a long walk from Newgate to Westminster.

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Episode 292 - A Spectacle

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:58:00 -0000

London was home to well over one hundred pirates in 1700. Then, drastically fewer.

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Episode 291 - The Licentiousness of the Place

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd's time in prison was cruel and unusual. His old friends were busy drinking and playing tennis.

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Episode 290 - A Hangman or a Statesman

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000

William Kidd was thrust into a dangerous and immoral world of intrigue and backstabbing. English politics.

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Episode 289 - It's Treason Then

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Traveling to England ain't like dusting crops. Without careful calculations you could fly right into the Bristol Chanel.

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Episode 288 - The Diversions of London

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Robert Culliford has an absolutely fantastic voyage to London. Surely nothing can go wrong when he reaches England.

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Episode 287 - Royal Mercy

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Robert Culliford departs Madagascar. He encounters King Abraham Samuel and an East India Company pirate hunter.

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Episode 286 - They Have Built a Gallows

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Cutlass Culliford returns to St. Mary's where he, and all the pirates, had decisions to make.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie

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Episode 285 - The Great Muhammad

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

We return to the Indian Ocean for the greatest prize ever taken by Pirates of the Round.

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Under the Black Flag by Don C. Seitz
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirates Own Book

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Episode 284 - A Token

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:42:00 -0000

William Kidd is moved to HMS Advice.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie

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Episode 283 - What Pirates?

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This Halloween, keep your eyes on the water. THE ICE IS COMING FOR YOU!!

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie

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Episode 282 - The King's Prisoner

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:27:00 -0000

We're returning to the story of Lord Bellomont, Sarah Bradley, and William Kidd.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie

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Episode 281 - Interesting Times part 2

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:38:00 -0000

We're continuing our look at the English Empire circa 1699, through the eyes of some of our future protagonists.

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The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Blackbeard the Pirate by Robert E. Lee
Blackbeard by Angus Konstam
Black Bart Roberts by Terry Breverton

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Episode 280 - Interesting Times

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:30:00 -0000

Today we're looking at the English Empire circa 1699, through the eyes of some of our future protagonists.

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The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Blackbeard: The Birth of America by Samuel Marquis
Blackbeard by Angus Konstam

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Episode 279 - The Pirate's Patch

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:50:00 -0000

Eye patches, flintlock muskets, hook hands, spyglasses, peg legs, and the compass. Also politics and war.

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Episode 278 - The Most Impudent, Hardened Villain I Ever Saw

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

We're talking about three escapees from the Old Stone Jail in Boston. One was a witch, two were pirates. Only one got away for good.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Pirate Nests & The Rise of the British Empire by Mark G. Hannah
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 277 - Cramped in Their Liberties

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:32:00 -0000

Sarah Kidd maneuvers as much as possible while still behind bars. And she wins her first battles.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Pirate Nests & The Rise of the British Empire by Mark G. Hannah
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 276 - The Old Stone Gaol on Prison Lane

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd spends his first nights in jail. Sarah is also detained. Kidd finishes his account of the voyage.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Pirate Nests & The Rise of the British Empire by Mark G. Hannah
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 275 - I Have Orders to Seize You

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:16:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and Lord Bellomont clash. Lord Bellomont makes his decision.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Pirate Nests & The Rise of the British Empire by Mark G. Hannah
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 274 - Reunions

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:50:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and his wife Sarah are reunited. Then Kidd sails for Boston and meets with Lord Bellomont.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 273 - The Artifice & Cunning of Ill-Disposed Persons

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd negotiates with Lord Bellomont for his return home and hides his treasure all over New England.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 272 - You Can't Go Home Again

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

In April 1699, William Kidd returned to America, but he could not return to his wife at their house on Pearl Street. He'd learned that he was being hunted.

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The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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History Daily : Captain Kidd Gets Arrested

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Today we've got an episode from our friends at History Daily. July 6, 1699. The arrest of Captain William Kidd ends the reign of plunder of one of history's most infamous pirates and sparks rumors of buried treasure.

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Episode 271 - Come & Get It

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd & Cutlass Culliford both arrive at St. Mary's Island, and events take a turn for the worse.

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Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 270 - Cutlass Culliford

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Today we discuss the origin of Cutlass Culliford.

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The Memoir of Captain William Willock
Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 269 - Scurvy Schoolmasters

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Pirates of Libertalia were enmeshed with warring Malagasy Kingdoms. Those kingdoms set aside their differences to expel the Pirates.

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A New History of the East Indies by Alexander Hamilton
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Madagascar, or Robert Drury's Journal
Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology by David Graeber

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Episode 268 - A Great Noise

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd tries to talk his men out of seizing the rich cargo aboard the Quedagh Merchant, and we visit Libertalia.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay
The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Captain William Kidd for Murder & Piracy

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Episode 267 - Empire's Collapse

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Scottish colony of New Caledonia was about to collapse into a pit of suffering and death. It took Scotland's dreams of empire with it.

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Episode 266 - The Darien Scheme

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

William Paterson and five ships full of colonists set sail for Darien, and begin to build the colony of New Caledonia.

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Darien : A Journey in Search of Empire by John McKendrick
Darien: the Scottish Dream of Empire by John Prebble
The Darien Venture by Dr Mike Ibeji
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online

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Episode 265 - Shadowy Figures

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

We're taking a look at events halfway around the world from the Indian Ocean. It's the story of New Caledonia.

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Darien : A Journey in Search of Empire by John McKendrick
Darien: the Scottish Dream of Empire by John Prebble
The Darien Venture by Dr Mike Ibeji
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online

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Episode 264 - A Good Prize

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd's fortunes begin to take a turn for the better. This is the story of the Quedagh Merchant.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay
The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Captain William Kidd for Murder & Piracy

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Episode 263 - A Lousy Dog

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

In October, 1697 Captain Kidd met two ships off the Malabar Coast. Both were off limits but tensions among the crew reached a tipping point.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay
The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Captain William Kidd for Murder & Piracy

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Episode 262 - Retellings

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and the Adventure Galley crew landed at an island off the Malabar Coast. There, his men engaged in something sinister.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay
The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Captain William Kidd for Murder & Piracy

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Episode 261 - And Dot the I's

Tue, 24 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

On September 14th, 1697, the Adventure Galley encountered two powerful Portuguese warships.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay

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Episode 260 - Trapanned as a Pyrate

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and the Adventure Galley put in at the East India Company factory at Carawar. They were met with suspicion and Captain Kidd found an old enemy.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
The Honourable Company by John Keay

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Episode 259 - A Press Gang Parody

Tue, 10 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Siamese port of Mergui saw a strange scene unfold between the pirate ship Mocha and the Elizabeth. Somehow, nobody died.

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The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Captain Kidd & the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Ritchie
The Pirates’ Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

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Episode 258 - Desperate & Bloody Minded Men

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

In the summer of 1696, a dozen incognito pirates waited in Bombay for a ship to take them on. The following weeks were filled with zany misadventures and bloody murders.

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The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski
Captain Kidd & the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Ritchie
The Pirates’ Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

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Episode 257 - The Mocha

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Indian Ocean was home to hundreds of Pirates of the Round. All their stories were about to converge on board the Mocha Frigate.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 256 - Dancing the Hempen Jig

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This is the final tale of the pirates from Henry Every's Fancy.

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The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson
King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox
The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

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Episode 255 - Villainous Robberies & Barbarities

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The six pirates who were found not guilty of their piracy against the Ganj-i-Sawai were tried for another, earlier act of piracy.

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The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson
King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox
The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

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Episode 254 - The Trial

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

On 19 October, 1696, seven men stood trial for piracy.

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The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson
King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox
The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.

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Episode 253 - My Prison Shall be My Grave

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Our story of Piracy is about to be filled with high profile trials. Today we're going to look at the development of the English jury system.

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Sources :

The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
The Trial of William Penn and WIlliam Mead, at the Old Bailey, for a Tumultuous Assembly, 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6,
Case of the Imprisonment of Edward Bushell for Alleged Misconduct as a Juryman , 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Vaughan's Reports, 135, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6
The History of England by David Hume

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Episode 252 - A Monopoly of Violence

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Today we're talking Batman, ancient Romans, philosophy, and Medieval power structures. Somehow, it all makes sense.

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God's Friend, the Whole World's Enemy by Louis Sicking
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online

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Episode 251 - A Parcel of Rogues

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and Edward Barlow finally meet, but it does not go as Kidd expected.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 250 - We Acknowledge No Country

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

250 episodes! You're all mad. Today we have a bunch of murderous, bloody pirates doing what pirates do.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 249 - Pirates from All Parts

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

In the of summer 1696 the Pirates of the Round attacked two East India Company ships. And then the pirates lost a fortune in stolen cargo.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski

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Episode 248 - The Sceptre

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd was engaged in a race to the Strait of bab-el-mandeb with the East India Company pirate hunter Sceptre. That ship's experience with Adventure Galley was going to have drastic consequences for Captain Kidd's future.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 247 - Weary of Ill Success

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

William Kidd lost 40 men on Mohilla Island. He scraped together some replacements, but then he made a decision that would shape his career, his life, and our perception of Captain Kidd for centuries to come.

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Sources :

The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 246 - Careening

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Captain Kidd and the crew set to careen Adventure Galley and they found the process more hazardous than anyone expected.

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Sources :

The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 245 - The Devil Knows How to Row

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0000

William Kidd arrived at Madagascar at the beginning of 1697. He expected to find pirates, but he found something far more dangerous.

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Sources :

The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 244 - A Wolf in Shark's Clothing

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

William Kidd escapes the long arm of Commodore Thomas Warren, and Warren spreads word Captain Kidd, the nefarious pirate.

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Sources :

The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 243 - Ye Honesty of His Designs

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

On 11 December, 1696 the Adventure Galley encountered a Naval fleet under Commodore Thomas Warren. Warren was the worst kind of Navy Officer, and Captain Kidd had decisions to make.

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The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs
Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie
The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online
The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies
A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson

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Episode 242 - A Private Man of War

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A mere four days after leaving New York, Kidd betrayed his investors, his business partners, and five of the most powerful men in England. He signed new Articles of Agreement with the crew - a proper Pirate Code - that would almost immediately make him the second most wanted man in the English Empire.

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Episode 241 - Half Drunk, Half Sober, or Half Asleep

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Adventure Galley spent a few weeks in port before departing on 6 September, 1696.

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Episode 240 - No Prey or Pay

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Today we're discussing the crew that - suspiciously - began signing up for Adventure Galley in August, 1696. We have a grab bag of pirates, sailors, loyal New York notables, and land lubbers. It was not a great crew.

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Episode 239 - The Sea Flower

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Today we say goodbye to Captain Henry Every, The King of Pirates.

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Episode 238 - Brushes with the Law

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:10:00 -0000

Near the end of May, 1696, the pirates (formerly) of the Fancy began to go their separate ways. Three distinct groups left Nassau for America, or for Ireland, or for the wide open world.

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Episode 237 - The King of Madagascar

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

In 1696 the seas were filled with young men and women who would, in a few short years time, be the most notorious pirates the world has ever known. Those young mariners were growing up on tales of Henry Every, none of which was the real story. Today we talk about both.

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Episode 236 - Protection & Liberty

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:53:00 -0000

In March, 1696, Henry Every & the Fancy arrive at Nassau, New Providence Island.

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Episode 235 - Foundation Myths part 2

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

In 1684, a Dutch privateer flying Dutch colors attacked Veracruz. In retaliation, the Governor of Cuba attacked the English colony of New Providence.

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Episode 234 - Foundation Myths part 1

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

In the 1670s, New Providence Island became a hub of wreckers, privateers, pirates, and all the associated businesses. This was actively encouraged by Governor Robert Clark, but Spain was watching closely.

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Episode 233 - Fortune & Freedom

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

More terrible than Tortuga. More perfidious than Port Royal. More lascivious than Libertalia. Nassau is the single location most associated with pirates and piracy. Today we begin our look at the Bahamas, New Providence, and the origins of the Pirate Republic at Nassau.

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Episode 232 – Timothy Tugmutton & Simon Whifflingpin at the Bank of Aldgate Pump

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0000

This is the tale of how Timothy Tugmutton & Simon Whifflingpin from the Bank of Aldgate Pump arrived at a tiny Portuguese island in the southern Atlantic.

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Episode 231 - Piracy, Sacrilege, & Lèse-majesté

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

In 1696 The English East India Company was on the verge of destruction. They had to take some large, unethical steps to save themselves. Those steps would, eventually, change the course of world history.

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Episode 230 - Wicked & Ill-Disposed Persons

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

The Indian Ocean in 1696 was bustling with pirates. Today we'll catch up with the pirates that raided the Mughal Treasure Fleet, and a few other old friends.

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Episode 229 - The Restlessness of Pirates

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

In New York William Kidd had to recruit a whole crew of skilled sailors and privateers. In New York in 1696, that means "privateers." Wink. Wink.

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Episode 228 - True Colors

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Captain William Kidd spent the night before his departure from London bragging about his Letter of Marque. And annoying all the Navy officers in the tavern. They decided to get back at him once he set sail. It turned out to be a major issue down the road.

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Episode 227 - Pirates, Free-Booters, & Sea Rovers

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

In October, 1695 William Kidd signed a contract for his pirate hunting expedition. That autumn he was concerned with the construction of his new ship the Adventure Galley. Finally, in January, a Letter of Marque arrived from King William III.

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Episode 226 - Goods, Treasure, & Other Things

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:30:00 -0000

William Kidd found himself in London, more and more under the sway of two influential men, who were maneuvering him into a less than ideal commission. Again and again they altered the deal.

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Episode 225 - A Litter of Squab Rhinoceroses

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:00 -0000

William Kidd spent the summer of 1695 kicking his heels in London, waiting for word about his application for a Captaincy in the Royal Navy. In August he met with two old friends that led him to an inner circle of influential Londoners who planned to use Kidd for their own ends.

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Episode 224 - While We Were Away

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:08:00 -0000

We've been following Henry Every in the Indian Ocean for some time now. While we were away a lot has been happening in the world at large.

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Episode 223 - Spoils

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000

The shock wave from the capture of Ganj-i-Sawai was immediate and emanated from the port city of Surat. The pirates had to move fast to sell their cargo and get away from the authorities that were after them.

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Episode 222 - Barbarity

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000

After their successful capture of Ganj-i-Sawai, the pirates embarked on a night of barbarity that saw men tortured and killed in cold blood and nearly every woman on board raped. These actions would have consequences that changed the world.

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Episode 221 - Ganj-i-Sawai

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:33:00 -0000

The real story of what happened on September 5, 1695 is a lot bloodier, and darker, than those old histories would have us believe.

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Episode 220 - Gunsway

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:14:00 -0000

Henry Every and the pirates sail out to engage in the greatest pirate raid yet seen in history.

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Episode 219 - Fateh Muhammad

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000

The pirate armada under Henry Every chased the Mughal Fleet toward the coast of India. And they caught up.

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Episode 218 - Idleness

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000

From the beginning of June to mid August 1695, the the fleet of Henry Every and Thomas Tew waited for the arrival of the Mughal Treasure Fleet. It was a tense 10 weeks.

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Episode 217 - Bob's Key

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000

A fleet of pirates was gathering at the gate of tears, but on the way Thomas Tew had a few misadventures.

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Episode 216 - Holding Patterns

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Henry Every and Fancy were roaming the waters surrounding Madagascar and South Africa in summer 1695. They were searching for other pirates to join the fleet, but they found something much worse. Those other pirates were coming though.

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Episode 215 - Evil Opinions

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0000

In London, issues surrounding James Houblon, the sailors of The Spanish Expedition and their wives, and even William Dampier were coming to a head.

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Episode 214 - Contradictions

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:41:00 -0000

Henry Every, and the crew of Fancy, make their way down the coast of Africa.

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Episode 213 - Pilgrimage

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:45:00 -0000

Every Muslim is expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life. For the Grand Mughal of India that was a very important tradition. And Aurangzeb was not the kind of man to take it lightly when a pilgrimage was interrupted by a host of pirates.

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Episode 212 - The Water of Life

Wed, 19 May 2021 06:49:00 -0000

Today we talk about European alcohol in the Middle Ages, and the rise of spirits. Finally, we talk about an act passed by William & Mary that would change the world of the pirates forever.

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Episode 211 - A History of Drink

Tue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Second only to their ships, pirates are associated with nothing as strongly as alcohol. Rum, in particular, but ale and wine almost as much. Today we begin our look at the history of alcohol.

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Episode 210 - The Admiral Benbow

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Admiral John Benbow was an English national hero. His exploits and victories were legendary. Today we discuss his story as it intersects with John Narborough, Francis Wheeler, and even Henry Every.

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Episode 209 - Pirate Brokers part 2

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:10:00 -0000

Thomas Tew was recruiting a fleet to sail for Madagascar, but his companions first had to collect privateer commissions.

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Episode 208 - Pirate Brokers part 1

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000

The summer of 1694, immediately following the mutiny aboard Charles II, saw several dozen Privateering commissions handed to ships' captains from Colonial New England. Today we discuss the governors who did so, and two of the Captains who received them.

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Episode 207 - A Piratical Account

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0000

In his first act of piracy Henry Every strove to prove that while he might be a bad guy, he wasn't such a bad guy.

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Episode 206 - Hungry, Stout, & Resolute

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:19:00 -0000

On the 8th of May, 1694, Henry Every called the crew of Charles II to a council before the mast. They discussed the voyage, the captain, and the name of their ship. Nine months later, after a stop at the Cape Verde, the Fancy stopped at Cape Town where Henry Every wrote the world a letter.

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Episode 205 - The Sword Shall Maintain Me

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:12:00 -0000

A few weeks after Henry Every captured the Charles II, a ballad began to filter into the world detailing the life and crimes of the new Captain. Reportedly, they were written by Every himself.

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Episode 204 - A Man of Fortune

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:56:00 -0000

Henry Every took command of the Charles II but before the crew could depart they had to deal with those who would not turn pirate.

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Episode 203 - The Drunken Boatswain

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:21:00 -0000

May 7th, 1694. Henry Every & a cabal of sailors hatch their plot to steal the Charles II.

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Episode 202 - A Coruña

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:32:00 -0000

The sailors of The Spanish Expedition set sail from London in August 1693. By January 1694 they made it all the way to the coast of Spain. The voyage wasn't going well.

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Episode 201 - A Very Pleasant Man

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:04:00 -0000

Thomas Tew was far from the first pirate to call New York home but his time in the colony caused such a stir that everyone in the English speaking world took notice. Everyone.

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Episode 200 - Kidd in New York

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:05:00 -0000

I unironically use the word unbeknownst.

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Episode 199 - One Last Ride

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Our last episode before we reach 200 concerns the last voyages of two long time pirates - two Old Guard Buccaneers - Pierre le Picard & Thomas Paine.

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Episode 198 – Men of Dissolute Lives & No Principals

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:35:00 -0000

This is the story of two pairs of people, two real and two imaginary. A real author used a fake name to write the story of a fake pirate intertwined with a real pirate. Does that make sense? It will.

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Episode 197 - The Charles II

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:15:00 -0000

The frigate Charles II was among the best ships in English waters circa 1693. The Houblon Brothers commissioned her for The Spanish Expedition, and hired the very best mariners money - and food - could buy. Including Henry Every.

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Episode 196 - Fort ou Faible

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:20:00 -0000

The Nine Years War almost halted the piratical career of Henry Every before the Spanish Expedition even left port.

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Episode 195 - Londontown

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0000

William III, William Phips, and William Dampier. And Henry Every.

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Episode 194 - The Rogues' Harbor

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:10:00 -0000

The Carolina Colony is one of the most iconic locales in all of pirate mythology. Today we look at the founding of Carolina, her pirate roots, and the ties to Pirates of the Round and St. Mary's.

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Episode 193 - Interlopers

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Before the Pirates of the Round turned to piracy some of them served as illegal slavers in a global criminal conspiracy. It was dirty business.

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Episode 192 - The Gate of Tears

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Mongols and Mughals and Pirates. Oh my!

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Episode 191 - A Gold Chain or a Wooden Leg

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000

The early years of the Nine Years War saw dozens of Privateering Commissions handed out to ships intended to raid West African slaver outposts. One of those ships, Amity under Captain Thomas Tew, chose to ignore that commission and sail instead for Adam Baldridge's pirate haven at St. Mary's.

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Episode 190 - The Battle of Beachy Head

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:19:00 -0000

In July 1690 the English fought a pitched naval engagement against France that would define the future of the Nine Years War and turn hundreds of Royal Navy men and privateers away from service and toward a life of piracy.

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Episode 189 - A Mighty Man

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:15:00 -0000

It's Captain Kidd y'all.

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Episode 188 - Reunion

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000

Adam Baldridge. Bachelor's Delight. Madagascar. St. Mary's. Cygnet. Libertalia. Flintlock pistols & pirate cutlasses. It's all coming together. We'll get to tricorn hats & parrots next time.

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Episode 187 - That Dark, Mysterious Season

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:55:00 -0000

This Halloween we finish the story of the Salem Witch Trials.

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Episode 186 - The Rules of Witchcraft

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:16:00 -0000

The end of March, 1692, was a dark and terrifying time in Salem, Massachusetts. More and more girls came forward to accuse ever more people of witchcraft. We can't begin to cover all of them, but these are the events that typify the atmosphere in New England when witches - and the Devil - roamed free.

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Episode 185 - An Enemy of All Good

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:14:00 -0000

William Phips returned from the Battle of Port Royal in triumph. He leveraged that into political clout, and finally into the governorship of Massachusetts. His first days as governor though, were consumed by dark forces.

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Episode 184 - The Battle of Port Royal

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000

In the aftermath of the 1689 French raid on Maine, the people of Massachusetts planned a counterattack. That operation included a number of pirates, privateers, and puritans we have met before.

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Episode 183 - Outlaw Brotherhood

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:09:00 -0000

Today we're discussing pirate politics, and the claims commonly made about pirate ideology. With a brief foray into all of world history from 1776 to the modern day.

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Episode 182 - The Battle of Bantry Bay

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

The Battle of Bantry Bay was the first sea battle between England & France since 1545 and the first major sea battle of the Nine Years War. It also includes a ton of people who are important to our story before they were important.

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Episode 181 - The Last Council of the Brethren of the Coast

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:38:00 -0000

Pay no attention to the title behind the curtain.

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Episode 180 - A Rash Proud Coxcombe

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Edward Davis and Bachelor's Delight ran into a number of complications upon returning to the English colonial world.

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Episode 179 - Lawlessness

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:59:00 -0000

The single most important person in the story of the Pirates of the Round wasn't a pirate at all, but a rich, Dutch, New York Merchant.

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Episode 178 - Bred to the Sea

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:30:00 -0000

This is a story about legends, myths, and lies. This is a story about a pirate who captured the attention of the whole world. This is the story of the early life of Henry Every.

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Episode 177 - A Rare Prize

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000

William Phips didn't know how much money he had. But he did know how many pounds of money he had.

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Episode 176 - A Rum Lot

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000

William Phips was a Massachusetts shipwright with a silver tongue and big dreams. His plots led him from Boston to New Providence Island all the way to London and the court of King Charles and finally the deck of H.M.S. Rose. A King's Royal Navy Frigate in the hands of a crew of scurrilous buccaneers.

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Episode 175 - The Vocabulary of Despair

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:57:00 -0000

This is the tale of the final days of la Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion. Her crew went through an odyssey of torment and suffering which we will cover in painful detail here.

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Episode 174 - Nuestra Señora de la Concepción

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0000

La Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion is one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time. Thanks to the political ramifications of her final voyage and a legacy of pirates and treasure hunters her story is a key link in our story. Today we begin that tale.

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Episode 173 - King WIlliam's War

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:41:00 -0000

This is the story of the beginnings of the Nine Years War in America. We return to Fort Loyal, visit Port Royal (not that one), talk Indian allies, French & English colonial friction, and the conflict called Father Castin's War.

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Episode 172 - The Williamite War

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:38:00 -0000

The Nine Years War first major (non-Continental) front was in Ireland. It was there that King James' fate was sealed, that England's course was set, and that a whole generation of young Irish sailors learned what the English crown meant to them.

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Episode 171 - A Rose by Any Other Name

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0000

This is our final episode following Thomas Pound. In 1690 he was rotting away in a Boston jail cell awaiting a ship that would carry him - and Thomas Hawkins - to the gallows in England. And then everything goes crazy.

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Episode 170 - Thomas Pound Part 3

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:18:00 -0000

The trial of Thomas Pound is the first pirate trial we will look at in any real detail. The first of many. The Old Stone Gaol, smallpox, and horrific battle wounds will all play a role; as will the women of Boston and a copycat pirate named William Coward.

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Episode 169 - Thomas Pound Part 2

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0000

We're calling it Thomas Pound Part 2, but it's really part 3. Or maybe part 4. Toady we discuss Pound's return to New England and the conflict that ensued. But really, if we're being honest, this episode is about the search for a pirate's favorite treasure: salted pork.

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Episode 168 - A Bloodie Flag

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:56:00 -0000

This is actually Thomas Pound part 2, but that's not the title we're going with. We're following the Colonial Navy Captain Thomas Baxter as he follows the trail of clues in the wake of the pirates.

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Episode 167 - A Limping Privateer

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0000

We're back on the American side of the Atlantic, exploring the tenure of Governor Edmund Andros & the doomed Dominion of New England. We also return to the Captain of H.M.S. Mary, Thomas Pound.

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Episode 166 - Jacobites

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:36:00 -0000

I promise I don't make an 'Execute Order 66' joke anywhere in today's episode. I had to fight the urge though, since this is episode does discuss the rise of a new political and military order in the suddenly emerging world spanning empire. And Jacobites. And guns. I go on about the guns.

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Episode 165 - Sarah & John

Tue, 26 May 2020 19:56:00 -0000

The Glorious Revolution of 1688, the real Revolution, was not of armies and kings but of Parliaments and politics and people. Today we discuss, arguably, the two most important people in that story and in English politics moving forward.

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Episode 164 - Thomas Pound Part 1

Tue, 19 May 2020 10:14:00 -0000

This is the story of a promising young Captain in the Royal Navy named Thomas Pound. He was involved, or at least informed, in all the major pirate events of the mid 1680s. Just a good, honest, patriotic naval captain fighting pirates. Yep. Don't look up his Wikipedia page.

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Episode 163 - A Race of Evildoers

Tue, 12 May 2020 10:30:00 -0000

We're finishing up with Thomas Paine, Jan Willems, and George Wright. For now. This is our penultimate step to get the board set up for the big event: 1688.

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Episode 162 - What's in a Name?

Tue, 05 May 2020 10:30:00 -0000

This is the story of one pirate named Thomas. We've met him before, but only in passing. Today we get well acquainted with the first in a long line of pirates named Thomas: Thomas Paine.

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Episode 161 - Step Lightly

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:30:00 -0000

The effects of the Stuart Restoration and the first two Anglo-Dutch Wars on New England and Chesapeake Bay would have far reaching consequences in the world of the pirates.

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Episode 160 - Wicked & Unrighteous Practices

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000

We're taking off at a run and covering New England's pirate problem through the Thirty Years War and the First Anglo-Dutch War. I call it a bullet point episode to get us to the major New England pirate events of the 1660s and 1670s.

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Episode 159 - A Sea Highwayman

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Today we continue our look at New England. Puritan divisions, Indigenous politics, war, finally culminating in the tale of the first New England pirate: Dixey Bull.

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Episode 158 - North American Colonization

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0000

We're taking a very broad look at the arrival of Europeans into the North American world from about 1500 to 1630. From Newfoundland to New France, Carolina to New Netherland, and finally New England.

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Episode 157 - Rascally Fellows of Desperate Fortunes

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0000

This is the conclusion of the drama on the Chesapeake. Richard Ingle, William Claiborne, Leonard Calvert, and Thomas Cornwaleys all converge in a bout of pillage and violence in 1644 known as The Plundering Time.

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Episode 156 - High Treason

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000

The English Civil War arrived in America when a trader named Richard Ingle was accused of Parliamentarian sympathies. Today's drama will set off the first wave of piracy in English North America - a period known as The Plundering Time.

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Episode 155 - Grevious Crimes of Pyracie & Murder Part 2

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:51:00 -0000

The fighting on the Chesapeake exploded in the 1630s between Virginia and Maryland. The trading post on Kent Island was under siege, but a series of small successes attracted more and more sailors until Kent Island looked very much like a pirate haven.

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Episode 154 - Grevious Crimes of Pyracie & Murder Part 1

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0000

Jamestown, Virginia was growing into a viable colony when another party entered the American Colonial world. A formidable Catholic family moved in on the northeast coast of Chesapeake Bay, igniting a fight that would erupt in a scourge of piracy.

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Episode 153 - The Scum of Men

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000

This is the story of the first act of piracy in the North American English colonies. But really it's a story of rich, greedy, prideful, selfish, downright evil men. And the evil men aren't the pirates. And Christopher Newport, but he's cool.

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Episode 152 - An Ambitious Unworthy & Vainglorious Fellow

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000

This is the story of Sir Christopher Newport & John Smith and the colony at Jamestown. Smith is often lauded as the driving force behind the first successful English colony in the New World, but he was little more than a con man. It's a very opinionated episode.

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Episode 151 - The Lost Colony

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0000

The colony at Roanoke has long been an integral part of American Mythology, and the mystery of the Lost Colony has fascinated people for centuries. But should it? Today we talk about Roanoke's lost colonists, and the pirates that led to their disappearance.

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Episode 150 - Roanoke

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000

It's time we discussed the colonization of North America. The Nine Years War will introduce the world to pirates from New York, Boston, and Providence that will shape our story. However, North America's story is replete with pirates from the very beginning.

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Episode 149 - War!

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000

We're discussing the outbreak of the Nine Years War. The Huguenot population were pushed into exile, many to England, where they fed into the anti-Catholic, anti-Stuart movement. William III taking the English throne changed the dynamics drastically and what was supposed to be a quick war turned into something much bigger.

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Episode 148 - Femme Fatale

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:24:00 -0000

In the 1670s King Louis XIV was the most powerful Monarch in world. France stood atop the cultural and military pyramid of Europe, but the cracks were beginning to show. The decline of France and her King began when one beautiful, dangerous woman introduced nefarious elements into the court.

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Episode 147 - The Sun Was High

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000

This is the story of the French Zenith, through the lens of foreign policy and war. King Louis XIV came into his majority and almost immediately began a series of wars that made him the most powerful and influential monarch in Europe. It's good to be the king.

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Episode 146 - Playing Mars

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:29:00 -0000

Today we're talking about the second Fronde, which was a formative political event in the lives of many young sailors who would go on to sail west and become buccaneers.

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Episode 145 - Before The Dawn

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000

In our lead up to the Nine Years War, we're talking about France. This is the early reign of King Louis XIV. That means the power struggles within the Bourbon Dynasty, Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Mazarin, a host of powerful women, and the Fronde.

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Episode 144 - Well Grounded

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000

This is the end of our story on the French Buccaneers involved with the Second Pacific Adventure. They were on the home stretch, but not without significant obstacles on their journey home.

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Episode 143 - Men or Devils

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000

The aftermath of a battle is a time for reflection on merit, the afterlife, and the giving of thanks. However, when you have to fight another battle and then run from 1,000 very angry enemies, some of that can fall by the wayside.

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Episode 142 - Unexpected Morning Musick

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000

The pirates arrived at the city of Segovia on 11th January, 1688. Their arrival in the region marked the time time for a final confrontation between the pirates and the Spanish.

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Episode 141 - With Swords in Our Hands

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000

The French Buccaneers had a Spanish Armada and a Spanish Army hunting them down, but they used the tactics that defined pirates and piracy to prevail. However, the Spanish had learned many of those same tactics, and used them against the pirates.

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Episode 140 - Perils & Accidents

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000

It's a fast paced, swashbuckling pirate story with ships taken, battles at sea, and imminent danger. However, it turns into an old fashioned spaghetti western with Spanish church shootouts and beautiful maidens in riding behind our anti-heroes on their horses.

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Episode 139 - The New Corsairs

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000

It's the end of the Second pacific Adventure, and the beginning of a new era in piracy. Today we discuss the old buccaneers and the new breed of pirates: Americans, colonials, provincials, who have no allegiance to a king, or a flag, or an ideology.

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Episode 138 - Flag of Defiance

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000

It's an old story from a new perspective today. We're talking about Francois Groignet & Raveneau de Lussan as they embark on the Second Pacific Adventure. French pirates in his fleet will command the stage for this next chapter in pirate history and push us into The Nine Years War and the shift toward the Red Sea.

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Episode 137 - Escape From Cygnet

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 02:00:00 -0000

We're covering almost a year in Dampier's life, and that of the Cygnet. It was a somewhat uneventful year, yet it brings us to the end of Dampier's career as a pirate.

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Episode 136 - This Mad Crew

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000

The Cygnet now had a fleet of three ships, and were prepared to terrorize the East Indies. However, foul weather and internal tensions conspired to create very real problems.

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Episode 135 - The Distribution Of Justice

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000

At this moment in our story the pirate crew of Cygnet had a large number of Spanish captives. How they chose to deal with those captives, who many would consider natural enemies of the English crew, shows us much about the pirates in the Age of Sail.

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Episode 134 - The Hydrarchy

Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000

We're talking about ideas today. Concepts that were integral to pirates, pirate life, and the pirate code. In truth, these intertwined ideas served as a cornerstone - a Golden Rule - for the pirates. The Rule of the Sea.

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Episode 133 - Our Business was to Pillage

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000

We're setting out with the crew of the Pirate ship Cygnet on their first real cruise in the East Indies. Their first weeks proved to be a productive time, but they ran into certain complications that they did not foresee.

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Episode 132 - General Rogueries

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000

Life in Maritime Southeast Asia is dominated by the Monsoon. Powerful, prevailing winds that bring storms and facilitate trade. The sailors of Cygnet, facing monsoon season, had big decisions to make and short time to make them.

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Episode 131 - A Seaman Bred

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000

We're back with the crew of Cygnet, as they take their ease on Mindanao in the Philippines. However, under the tranquil surface, tensions are mounting.

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Episode 130 - No Mercy

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000

Today things get really dark. We're talking about the VOC, The Dutch East India Company, and their foundation in the Spice Islands. It's not a happy story - but it is a story that we need to know to understand the institutions that rule the world of the pirates.

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Episode 129 - A Tempest Of Strange & Uncouth Violence

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000

It's a dark episode today. Not as dark as it's going to get, but we're looking at the foundation of one of the most oppressive and unfeeling organizations in human history. Don't worry though, we will get to see some revenge in the near future.

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Episode 128 - The Sea Without End

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:06:00 -0000

What makes a pirate? I would argue, more than the riches or drink, it was a sense of dispossession. A sense of disenfranchisement. Of having been, either literally or metaphorically, left behind. Today we explore just what they were left behind from, as we finish our look at the English East India Company.

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Episode 127 - Secret Trades & Indian Riches

Sat, 24 Aug 2019 03:32:00 -0000

We're nearing the end of our look at the East India Companies and the beginning of the English Colonial Era. These institutions had rough and tumble beginnings, before evolving into the famed monoliths they would become. And I love rough and tumble beginnings.

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Episode 126 - Pirates Inc Part 2

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:24:00 -0000

The Gentleman Adventurers set a trap for one of the greatest prizes ever captured. Madre de Deus will test their bravery, ruthlessness, and skill. It will also change England, and the world, forever.

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Episode 125 - Pirates Inc Part 1

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 05:01:00 -0000

No organization, not the Armada de Barlovento nor the Royal Navy, terrified pirates as much as the East India Company. The Company was brutal, efficient, and merciless. Strangely, the company's roots were similar to those of the pirates themselves. Today we look at those roots.

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Episode 124 - The Wild Wild East

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:05:00 -0000

William Dampier and Charles Swan go ashore on Mindanao to meet with the Sultan. However, things on the island are not exactly how they appear. Did I steal this title from a story about Indonesia I heard on the radio? Maybe.

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Episode 123 - Den of Sin

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:15:00 -0000

'The Fleshpots of Asia' was a stereotype held for many years. The roots of that phrase and that stereotype come largely from the experiences of those who visited the East Indies during the Colonial Era, and had experiences similar to those that we will be exploring today.

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Episode 122 - Cygnet

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:29:00 -0000

We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates. We talk about their jobs on board, their character, and the relationships on board.

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Episode 121 - The Winds of Fate

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:27:00 -0000

We're taking our first steps into Southeast Asia through the eyes of Ferdinand Magellan. And the Dread Pirate Roberts. And one deadly rabbit.

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Episode 120 - A Saturnalia Of Feasting & Lovemaking

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:51:00 -0000

This is sort of a time hopping adventure. We're looking at William Dampier in the East Indies alongside the story of Ferdinand Magellan. It kind of weird, but as an introduction to the Pacific we couldn't ask for better guides.

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Episode 119 - The Spice Must Flow

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:53:00 -0000

When William Dampier arrived in the East Indies he found a world that had been forever altered by contact with Europeans. Today we talk about the voyages that initiated that contact. Those voyages would shape the political and economic face of the globe for centuries. I attempt to lighten the mood with really bad jokes.

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Episode 118 - A Poor Meal

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 06:32:00 -0000

We're returning to the sea, and our overall narrative. This is the tale of William Dampier, Charles Swan, and The crew of Cygnet as they leave the Americas behind and sail west into the largest body of water in the world.

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Episode 117 - An Auspicious Day

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:09:00 -0000

“I will make no concession. My father made concessions, and he was beheaded.” Those words were spoken by King James II of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. They proved to be the harbinger of three revolutions that would shape British society until this very day.

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Episode 116 - The Merry Monarch

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:48:00 -0000

Who was Charles II, King of England, Ireland, & Scotland? His reign defined the era of the English Buccaneers, and his flaws were largely responsible for the growing division in British society.

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Episode 115 - The Killing Time

Wed, 08 May 2019 10:39:25 -0000

The Stuart Dynasty was born in Scotland, but once they took the English throne, especially when Charles II was restored, they began to persecute their Scottish brethren. Today we look at Stuart policies in Scotland, and how they stirred the rebellious pot that was bubbling in Britain.

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Episode 114 - The English Monarchy Problem

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:00:48 -0000

The English Monarchy has long been one of the most divisive and unifying institutions in the world. Its relationship with the English people has been difficult, and the monarchy has been challenged time and again by the English people. Today we look at that tumultuous history, and how that will impact our story moving forward.

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Episode 113 - Utopian Apocalypse

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:52:40 -0000

The Age of Enlightenment saw some of the greatest thinkers the world has ever known. It saw the application of their ideas in the many revolutions that shaped the modern world. Today we look at one of the earliest proto-Enlightenment thinkers, and how his ideas shaped our perception of the Golden Age pirates.

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Episode 112 - A Truly Moral Pirate

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:17:26 -0000

We're discussing Apocalypse, allegory, the name Jacques, JRR Tolkien, and the actions of James Misson and the pirate ship Victorie on the west coast of Africa.

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Episode 111 - Man On A Misson

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:18:54 -0000

We're moving forward, at last. We introduce our first pirate from A General History of the Pyrates, and discuss truth, lies, and liberty.

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Episode 110 - The Story So Far Part 11

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:12:40 -0000

Our final episode looking back on the story so far. We're talking about the 1680s, and the end of the Buccaneers.

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Episode 109 - The Story So Far part 10

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:05:37 -0000

The Piracy Act of 1677 turned thousands of privateers into ... unemployed privateers. They turned to other trades like trading and logwood cutting. But a select few chose instead to use their true talents in the voyage known as the Pacific Adventure.

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Episode 108 - The Story So Far Part 9

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:24:12 -0000

The Piracy Act of 1677 changed everything for a generation of English privateers. Literally overnight hundreds of sailors were turned from legal, licensed, legitimate, privateers into Enemies of the Whole Human Race. A few chose to go off the account, but John Coxon chose a Pirate's Life.

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Episode 107 - The Story So Far Part 8

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:16:54 -0000

We're zooming in, narrowing our scope, and focusing on the Franco-Dutch War of the 1670s. That war was the seminal event for an explosion of privateers turned pirates that would infest the Americas for more than a decade.

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Episode 106 - The Story So Far Part 7

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:48:29 -0000

Today we discuss what might be the largest pirate raid in history: Henry Morgan's attack on Panama. The actual attack takes a backseat though, to the surrounding political, military, and piratical forces at play.

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Episode 105 - The Story So Far Part 6

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 04:44:04 -0000

Today we talk about Henry Morgan as Admiral of The Brethren of the Coast. We discuss his raids on Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, and Maracaibo.

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Episode 104 - The Story So Far Part 5

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:18 -0000

Today we discuss the two pirates that defined the early years of the Buccaneer era: Francois l'Olonais and Henry Morgan. We follow them on their raids, as well as a number of other pirates that terrorized the West Indies.

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Episode 103 - The Story So Far Part 4

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:48:45 -0000

In 1655 the English invaded Jamaica, but the island almost immediately fell into drunken debauchery and piracy. In an effort to quell that trend the King sent over Christopher Myngs. But he and his lieutenants Edward Mansvelt and Edward Morgan turned Port Royal into the pirate capital of the West Indies.

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Episode 102 - The Story So Far Part 3

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:10:11 -0000

Today we follow an imaginary young man to the New World in the waning years of the 30 Years War. We discuss his struggles and slip into piracy as he arrives in the West Indies. Then we talk about the real world Buccaneers that lived similar experiences.

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Episode 101 - The Story So Far Part 2

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:14:31 -0000

Today we're continuing on our journey toward the Buccaneers. We're talking about the formative events of the early 17th Century, the events that will forge the first Buccaneers in the fires of war and strife.

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Episode 100 - The Story So Far part 1

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 07:27:20 -0000

It's our 100th Episode! And it's 2019! The new year promises to be an exciting one for The Pirate History Podcast, and for our centenary episode I'm going to be cramming everything you need to know before we set out into two episodes. I hope it works.

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Episode 99 - Inevitability

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:01:50 -0000

Clint Danseker. Zymen Eastwood. John Ward & Jack Wayne. Revenge and betrayal. We're finishing up our look at the Barbary Pirates today, and doing so through the lens of the Western. I, maybe, take it too far.

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Episode 98 - Immortal Super Pirate

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 06:31:07 -0000

Today we're going to talk about Murat Reis. No, not that one. Not that other one either. He was born Jan Janszoon, and his legacy was the first attempt at a radical idea: A Pirate Republic. In his case, the Independent Corsair Republic of Sale.

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Episode 97 - AfterWard

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:28:39 -0000

Today we follow the pirates after they leave Algiers for more welcoming shores. Zymen Danseker & Sir Francis Verney took a different road from their comrades. Their paths wind through clandestine deals, betrayal, and happy reunions.

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Episode 96 - The War Against the Corsairs

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:51:50 -0000

John Ward, Zymen Danseker, Bill Graves, Francis Verney, and every other pirate in Barbary were all gathered in Algiers when Spain showed up to crash the party.

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Episode 95 - Pride Cometh Part 2

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:38:21 -0000

John Ward returned to Tunis with problems piling up. His greatest ship was gone, along with hundreds of his sailors. And soon, he lost his greatest ally, Uthman Dey. So, we discuss the steps he took following that return. And I get annoyed with my sources. Like, really annoyed. In fact, that's most of the episode.

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Episode 94 - Pride Cometh Part 1

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:30:30 -0000

Today we're going to discuss the fall of what was once the top sea power in the world. The Republic of Venice replaced the Byzantine Empire as the primary check on Ottoman sea power. So, why weren't they players in the Age of Exploration? Today we look at one of the major factors in her decline.

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Episode 93 - Bound to a Dead Man's Back

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 05:39:00 -0000

The news that John Ward was dead sent ripples throughout the Mediterranean world, and narrowly avoided calamity. However, the question remained, what happened out there?

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Episode 92 - Impending Peril

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:49:00 -0000

Relations between England & Venice continued to unravel in the face of English pirates like Jack Ward attacking Venetian shipping. The task of circumventing a war fell on the shoulders of two diplomats, neither of whom were up to the task. Both failed in their missions, in very different ways. However, the realities of seafaring life saved their missions by taking away the very cause of all that international tension.

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Episode 91 - Honest Gentlemen Sent to Lie

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:37:00 -0000

The aftermath of John Ward's capture of the Reniera e Soderina caused diplomatic relations to break down between England and Venice. Dealing with that fallout, as well as the fate of John Ward, rested in the hands of two European diplomats.

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Episode 90 - Of Angels & Devils

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:52:00 -0000

The saga of the English Merchantman Charity was only just beginning when she was attacked by three Pirate ships of John Ward's fleet. We're going to follow Captain Bannister and his crew on their fateful journey. And we will look at Zymen Danseker and his first consequential raids in the Mediterranean.

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Episode 89 - Death & Destiny

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 03:53:00 -0000

Sir Anthony Shirley was an English nobleman turned soldier turned privateer turned (or at least accused of being a) pirate. But then his affairs ran afoul of that English Arch-Pirate John Ward. Ward was back on the prowl, and his next exploit would create even larger ripples than the capture of Reniera e Soderina.

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Episode 88 - Diabolical Designs

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 05:19:00 -0000

We're talking about two new pirates on today's episode. Somehow I turn that conversation into one of class bias, historical accuracy, and 400 year old international conspiracy theories.

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Episode 87 - That Perfidious Pirate

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:32:00 -0000

Jack Ward sets out on his first cruises from Tunis into the Mediterranean. His successes mirror those of Barbarossa or Francis Drake. And then he happens upon a ship that will make him infamous the world over.

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Episode 86 - Wicked Purposes

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:40:00 -0000

Today we discuss how a pirate might have talked in 1600, and then we follow John Ward to Algiers where he gained a famous reputation and influenced a famous name.

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Episode 85 - Anarchy In The Maghreb

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:24:00 -0000

The Maghreb was a fertile location for outright piracy at the turn of the 17th century. No national, monarchical, or imperial power held sway there thanks to mutiny, revolution, and what some have called anarchist sensibilities.

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Episode 84 - The Thieves' Path

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:39:00 -0000

The first decade of the 17th century saw an explosion of Mediterranean piracy that was unlike anything the world had ever seen. Today we will introduce the first of these pirates and discuss the culture of privateering and piracy that led to a sea change in how violence on the sea was conducted.

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Episode 83 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Amsterdam

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:50:00 -0000

Our story today bridges three different stories. The Sephardi Jews that made their way to Amsterdam, the Barbary Corsairs, and the Dutch in revolt all meet in today's story thanks to one mariner who was a pirate, a diplomat, a merchant, and a spy.

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Episode 82 - The Drawn Sword of Islam

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:40:00 -0000

In the wake of the death of Barbarossa a number of corsairs vied for his position, but only one commander commanded the respect of the men, the trust of the Sultan, and the love of the late Khizr. Turgut Reis became known in Europe as Dragut. On Barbary he was called The Drawn Sword of Islam.

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Episode 81 - From What Seas Are Ye Come?

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:08:00 -0000

The aftermath of Preveza was contentious, but Barbarossa and his closest allies worked to secure Ottoman hegemony in the Mediterranean.

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Episode 80 - Scourge of Christendom

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:41:00 -0000

The defeat at Tunis was a major blow to Barbarossa, but he would retaliate with a scourge of piracy that dwarfed any that had come before. The Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor had to answer his challenge and did so in the last great sea battle fought with oars and galleys.

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Episode 79 - A Carnival of Murder & Looting

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:25:00 -0000

The contest for the Mediterranean reaches a fever pitch as Barbarossa ravages the shores of Italy and then returns to Africa. Charles V realizes his mistake in ignoring the younger Barbarossa brother, and decides to rectify the situation in the city of Tunis.

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Episode 78 - Sovereign of the Mediterranean

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:44:00 -0000

Today we introduce the major players in the building conflict. We talk about Charles V & Suleiman the Magnificent. We talk about Khizr Barbarossa and his Italian raids that culminated in one of Renaissance Italy's greatest tales. We discuss Sinan Reis, who the Portuguese called 'The Great Jew' and his personal war on Spanish shipping that brought Mediterranean trade to a virtual halt. And then we introduce the last major player. Andrea Doria, a Genoese mercenary who turned down a crown to continue his fight against the Corsairs of Barbary.

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Episode 77 - Holy War

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:12:00 -0000

Charles V arrives in Oman with ten thousand soldiers to face off against the Pirate King Barbarossa. Within months of his arrival territories have changed hands and most of the major players have changed. Soon enough it was an entirely new crop of soldiers and sailors and commanders facing off in an ancient contest.

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Episode 76 - The Brothers Barbarossa

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:32:00 -0000

Our story today is the pinnacle of piracy in the career of the Barbarossa brothers. Their actions, combined with Ottoman and Spanish policies, brought and end to their pirate career. But they were transformed into something more.

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Episode 75 - Oruc & Khizr

Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:28:00 -0000

In 1502 two Papal Galleys were attacked off the coast of Italy by two Barbary corsairs with fiery red beards. Their attack shook Europe to its core.

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Episode 74 - A Brief History of the Berbers

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:33:00 -0000

Today we talk about the history of a land, and its native inhabitants. The Mediterranean coast of North Africa and the Berber People. We cover all the big events from 10,000 BCE until 1492. Carthage, Rome, the Vandals, and finally Arabian rule. We talk about Pagan Berbers, Jewish Berbers, Christian Monastic Berbers, and Islamic Berbers. We don't talk about the Zoroastrians. There just isn't time. There is discussion of liberty as a concept and the personification of that ideal. We talk about the role of women in society, how and why empires fall, and what it means to endure.

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Episode 73 - Threads of Gold

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:10:00 -0000

Today we discuss the Jewish population of Jamaica after most of the Catholics left. Then we'll talk about the first of two major figures in world politics that would influence their fate. It's a big picture episode, discussing how the Protestant Reformation, the Ottoman overthrow of the Dracula Dynasty, and an agent of the French king all play into the lives of the twenty Jewish families left on Jamaica.

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Episode 72 - Jewish Pirates of the West Indies part 1

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:06:00 -0000

The Jewish Pirates of the West Indies have their roots in the Sephardi Jews of Spain. Today we tell their story from the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE to their arrival on Jamaica in the company of Christopher Columbus.

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Episode 71 - Dice for Your Life

Thu, 31 May 2018 02:10:00 -0000

In 1697 France was at war, and had been for almost a decade. French artists, sculptors, dramatists and authors were encouraged to produce works that would bolster French spirits. It was propaganda. One of those authors was a former buccaneer ten years removed from his last pirate voyage, Raveneau de Lussan. His story was filled with everything the French fighting man could want. Valor, bravery, victory, spoils, and the charms of fair maidens. Today we poke holes in that story as the second Pacific Adventure draws to a close.

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Episode 70 - Truth & Lies

Tue, 22 May 2018 16:07:00 -0000

Spring 1687. The pirates in the Pacific had been away from home for more than two years. They longed for Port Royal, or Tortuga, or anywhere they could sleep easy. Before they could return though, they needed one big prize.

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Episode 69 - These New Turks

Tue, 15 May 2018 09:42:00 -0000

In April 1687 everyone in our story arrives at Drake's Isle. The French freebooters, the English corsairs, and a Spanish Naval Squadron sent to destroy them all.

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Episode 68 - In a Word, Freebooters

Mon, 07 May 2018 10:01:00 -0000

The French privateers in Nicaragua found themselves at the mercy of - and at peace with - the Spanish army outside Leon. They were given orders, from the peace signed by Louis XIV, to attack the enemies of Catholicism. Which they did. Sort of. But starvation, poverty, and a thirst for vengeance led them back to Spanish shores.

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Episode 67 - A Noisome Smell

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:49:00 -0000

The Buccaneers in the pacific were at an impasse. The coast of Nicaragua was preparing an army against them, and they had to get back to sea as quickly as possible. However, what to do once they were back on the water? Today we look at that decision, all while discussing the conquistadors, Medieval manufacturing practices, linguistics, and some disgusting medical details.

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Episode 66 - Swan Song

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:15:00 -0000

1685 would be a reliable date for the end of the Buccaneer era of the Golden Age of Piracy. For the English pirates in the Pacific, they were fighting the last real buccaneer fight of their careers. However, buccaneering was, traditionally, a French occupation. The English were part timers. After 1685 most of them that chose to continue the trade would do so full time. Only now they wouldn't be privateers or Buccaneers, but outright pirates.

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Episode 65 - Knavery

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:44:00 -0000

1685 saw the last great, and ultimately failed, piratical raid of the buccaneer era. A multinational armada of pirates sailed for Panama bay to capture the Spanish Treasure Fleet and were defeated. The aftermath saw the fleet disperse along national allegiances. Today we look at the national loyalties that drove this division and how they were beginning to crumble.

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Episode 64 - People of Desperate Fortunes

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 03:11:00 -0000

Our small fleet of English pirates was at an impasse, when several pieces of good fortune fell into their laps. First, a treasure trove of letters carrying news of a prize worthy of a king, and then the men needed to capture it. We introduce them and tell their stories, and then follow the pirates to battle.

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Episode 63 - Nostos & Kleos

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 10:24:00 -0000

What is it that drives people to piracy? Is it a lust for gold? A need to support themselves, and perhaps build a life? Or is there something more? Something that drives them to seek out notoriety and infamy? A desire to be remembered?

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Episode 62 - Not Quite a Haven

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:20:00 -0000

What would it be like to spend three years in complete solitude, fighting for survival? Would it be better or worse if your only human contact came from other people trying to kill you? Today we discuss one man in that situation, and his rescue. Then we follow the pirates from the South Pacific to the Galapagos and beyond.

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Episode 61 - More Willful & Less Under Command

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:48:00 -0000

In 1682, in the aftermath of the English Pacific Adventure, three crews prepared their ships for a new voyage to the Pacific. Charles Swan, John Eaton and Basil Ringrose arrived first, but they would soon be followed by John Cooke, Edward Davis, Lionel Wafer, & William Dampier.

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Episode 60 - By the Will of God

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:40:00 -0000

We weave between the lines of truth and fiction. We explore ideas about prejudice, historiography, and social norms. Today we tell the story of the final days of Laurens de Graaf and Anne Dieu-le-Veut.

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Episode 59 - The Tragedy of la Limonade

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:13:00 -0000

Today the war comes home to Cap‑Français. What was left of the French buccaneers on Saint-Domingue face off against a well armed, well organized Spanish Army.

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Episode 58 - Fall of Titans

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:46:00 -0000

War arrives in the West Indies. Jan Willems, Anne, & Laurens de Graaf are each impacted in their own way. We discuss revenge, honor, and the end of a legend.

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Episode 57 - A Parcel of Thieves

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:46:00 -0000

Laurens de Graaf sought revenge after the attack on his plantation. He hunted two Spanish privateers in particular - Juan Corso and Blas Miguel. He would find them, but Spain was sending reinforcements to deal with the pirate menace.

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Episode 56 - Armageddon

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:31:00 -0000

In 1685 & 1686, in the West Indies, the English were hunting pirates and arresting any Englishmen that sailed under a foreign flag. The French were arresting pirates while reigning in their privateers. The Spanish had called an Inquisition to deal with the corsairs and were building mercenary privateer navies to attack the pirates where they lived. These were the opening moves of a war that would engulf the world, and the first shots were fired against the Buccaneers.

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Episode 55 - Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 3

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:55:00 -0000

The Brethren of the Coast sail from Saint Domingue in one last flurry of high seas piracy. Are they the embodiment of Robin Hood? The Alamo? A metaphor for America? Maybe none of those. But their days of ruling the waves are finally at their end.

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Episode 54 - The War of the Reunions

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:32:00 -0000

Christmas, 1683. King Louis XIV invaded The Holy Roman Empire in a bid to claim the western bank of the Rhine. At that exact moment Laurens de Graaf attacked one of the jewels of the Spanish Empire. He was called a pirate despite his Letter of Marque, but if so, his piracy was remarkably unprofitable and played perfectly into Louis' war aims.

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Episode 53 - Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 2

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:13:00 -0000

The weeks following the raid on Veracruz were difficult for Laurens de Graaf and Michel de Grammont. Today we look at those weeks, and the initial fallout from the raid. Then we discuss the early days of a young woman named Anne, new to Tortuga, and what she may have gone through upon arriving on the island.

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Episode 52 - Twilight of the Buccaneers part 1

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:15:00 -0000

The Buccaneers of the West Indies didn't yet know it but their days were numbered. Their decline was caused by the fallout from their last truly great raid.

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Episode 51 - Desperate Rogues

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:13:00 -0000

The summer of 1682 was a busy season for the pirates of the West Indies. Today we follow the cruises of Captain Jean Hamiln who defined that summer. We also take some time here at the end of the year to catch up with all the major pirates operating in 1682. Sharp, Dampier, Davis, de Graaf, Grammont, Coxon, & even Henry Morgan.

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Episode 50 - Violins & Trumpets

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 10:16:00 -0000

The French & Dutch defined West Indian piracy in the early 1680s. Three names in particular - Laurens de Graaf, Michel de Grammont, & Nicholas van Hoorn - were the titans of the era. Today we introduce them.

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Episode 49 - Return to Jamaica

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 07:10:00 -0000

Today we return to a very different Jamaica to catch up with Sir Henry Morgan, Jamaican politics, and get a taste of what's been happening while we've been following the pirates in the Pacific.

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Episode 48 - Winding Roads

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:56:00 -0000

Today we follow almost a year in the life of William Dampier, John Cooke, & the fleet of pirates off the coast of Darien. They face storms, Spanish warships, hostile Indians, princesses, romance, arrest, uncooperative governors, and rank betrayal. They travel to nearly every island in the West Indies, and are faced with specters of the past.

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Episode 47 - Questions & Answers

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:14:00 -0000

We continue on our journey across the isthmus alongside William Dampier, John Cook, & Edward Davis. They meet with an old companion, and somehow I wander into questions of identity, heroism, villainy, and ideals.

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Episode 46 - Leave Takings

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:13:00 -0000

We're back in the Pacific this week with William Dampier, Lionel Wafer, John Cook, & Edward Davis. The 'mutineers' are on their way back to the isthmus and the Caribbean beyond when they encounter several setbacks that see their company tested and broken.

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Episode 45 - Treasure Hunting

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:44:00 -0000

The fleet of Bartholomew Sharp faced the worst challenges to date. They were thirsty, hungry, cold, and some men began to show signs of scurvy. Plus, they hadn't been paid in months. The men were growing ever more angry and their Admiral needed to find them fresh fruit, water, and plunder. If not, he was in danger of losing command.

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Episode 44 - Refitting

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:01:00 -0000

Pirate life wasn't all swashbuckling adventure and rum. Sometimes it meant days spent working on their vessels, or weeks at sea. Or even losing the wind and being forced to sit idle while your enemies prepare. Frustration and boredom and hard work could be as much a part of pirate life as sea shanties and nautical robbery. Today we take a look at just that on the Pacific Adventure.

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Episode 43 - Last Man Standing

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:26:00 -0000

The aftermath of the battle at Panama saw the pirates on the verge of internal conflict. They were brought together by the threat of Spanish warships and the death of a comrade. Their unity was short lived however, and a schism opens within their fleet.

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Episode 42 - The Extremest Hazard of Fire and Sword

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:14:00 -0000

The fleet of Captains Coxon, Sharp, & Sawkins makes their entrance into the Gulf of San Miguel. They engage in the vilest sorts of piracy, quarrel amongst each other, and finally make their way to Panama.

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Episode 41 - Those Who are Born to be Hang'd

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:01:00 -0000

After the sack of Santa Maria the Buccaneers make way down river toward the Southern Ocean. The crew of one unlucky canoe suffers three grueling days of trials and suffering.

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Episode 40 - The Sacred Hunger of Gold

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 22:19:00 -0000

The pirate fleet under John Coxon makes landfall in Darien to assault the Spanish Main. There they meet the Kuna people & King Goldencap, struggle across the isthmus of America and help the Kuna in their quest for justice.

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Episode 39 - Ne'er do wells of All the World

Sun, 27 Aug 2017 08:55:00 -0000

Two new pirate captains - Richard Sawkins & Peter Harris - join with the fleet of John Coxon & Bartholomew Sharpe, but only after a series of trials and tribulations. And we explore a 300 year old conspiracy theory.

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Episode 38 - Weeds or Hydras

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:42:00 -0000

After years of relative quiet a secret gathering of the West Indies' most notorious pirates convened at Negril Bay, Jamaica. The Captains and crew met to embark on a daring and dangerous voyage that would make them wanted men from Port Royal to Portobelo, and from the East Indies to London.

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Episode 37 - Gentlemen & Scoundrels part 2

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:54:00 -0000

Sir Henry Morgan returns to Port Royal. It is a very different time, with very different people confronting very different challenges, yet Morgan navigates them all with the same daring he's trusted for years.

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Episode 36 - Gentlemen & Scoundrels

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:19:00 -0000

June, 1674, Jamaica. An unassuming merchant vessel arrives in Port Royal bearing an unknown young man who will become one of the most famous Buccaneers, explorers, & naturalists ever to live. Today we introduce William Dampier.

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Episode 35 - Assistance

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:13:00 -0000

The Dutch were the dominant sea power in the 1660s, and today we discuss the three most notorious Dutch pirates of the Buccaneer era. History has left their names behind, but in their day they were as feared as Morgan. The end of their story marks the end of the first wave of Buccaneers.

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Episode 34 - By the Vanquished

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:56:00 -0000

Today we begin our multi-part look at the real pirates that were on the ground at Panama with Diego Lucifer, Captain Francis Witherborne, and Jan Lucas. We talk about their origins as best we know them, and their fates in the days following Morgan's raid.

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Episode 33 - Payment

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:14:00 -0000

Admiral Henry Morgan returns to Port Royal to find himself enmeshed in international relations. He returns to England and - though his freedom and life are at stake - becomes an essential cog in the high stakes world of courtly politics.

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Episode 32 - The Royal Perspective

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:38:00 -0000

The fate of Admiral Morgan, Governor Modyford, and the Jamaica colony was uncertain following the sacking of Panama, and it fell to King Charles II of England to make a judgement. Today we look at who he was, his religious affiliation, and the plans that Morgan put in peril.

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Episode 31 - Panama

Thu, 11 May 2017 06:24:00 -0000

We explore Henry Morgan's last great raid. Shipwrecks, dangerous jungle rivers, guerilla tactics, Indian attacks, beautiful maidens in distress, victory and betrayal. Blood and fire and plunder. Panama.

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Episode 30 - Dictator of the West Indies

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:44:00 -0000

In the wake of the Spanish attack on Jamaica Captain Morgan is given command of all the forces Port Royal, Tortuga, and The Brethren of the Coast can muster. They came from every corner of the West Indies to join the greatest Buccaneer raid the world had ever seen.

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Episode 29 - Or Any Other Place

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:23:00 -0000

Captain Morgan returns to Jamaica and attempts to settle down and live a life of peace. The monarchs of England and Spain had other ideas and Morgan was forced to make a choice.

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Episode 28 - Deception

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:56:00 -0000

Don Alonso del Campo y Espinosa, an agent of the King of Spain, arrives in the Caribbean on the hunt for Captain Henry Morgan.

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Episode 27 - Wickedness

Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:55:00 -0000

Captain Morgan returned home to Port Royal a hero. His home city welcomed his men with open arms, but international politics and the threat of Spain pushed him back out to sea. Disaster awaited him there.

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Episode 26 - Extermination

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:58:00 -0000

In the years after the Thirty Years War thousands of French sailors and refugees fled France in the wake of royal oppression. One of these young men, a promising Naval officer, found himself in Tortuga and joined the fleet of the Buccaneer's admiral, Francois l'Ollonais.

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Episode 25 - Pit Stop on the Continent part 2

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 05:54:00 -0000

From 1625 to 1648 Europe fought a general war that wouldn't be matched until the time of Napoleon. This war built the world that would forge Henry Morgan & the Buccaneers, and set the stage for the Golden Age of Piracy to come.

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Episode 24 - Pit Stop on the Continent part 1

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:54:00 -0000

The Thirty Years War was the event that forged the world of Henry Morgan and the Buccaneers. We discuss the politics and conflicts that led to the war and the opening moves in one of Europe's most important periods.

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Episode 23 - Yo Ho-Ho-Ho & a Bottle of Rum

Sat, 24 Dec 2016 04:57:30 -0000

It's our pirate Christmas special. We explore Christmas in the age of sail and how real pirates recorded spending their holiday. Happy Holidays!

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Episode 22 - The Lies of Portobelo

Sun, 20 Nov 2016 06:20:00 -0000

Captain Morgan's raid on Portobelo would be possibly the most controversial of his career. His alleged barbarism there would haunt him for decades. The question remains: what exactly happened on the coast of Panama in summer 1668?

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Episode 21 - On Torture

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:17:00 -0000

Morgan embarks on a mission of retribution that nearly ends in disaster while Francois l'Olonnais has greater success using much more brutal methods.

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Episode 20 - Providence

Sun, 09 Oct 2016 12:25:00 -0000

While Captain Morgan was away on his 22 month raid Jamaica got a new Governor and Lieutenant Governor - none other than Henry's uncle Edward Morgan. Morgan, Mansveldt and The Brethren of the Coast weather shifting alliances and disastrous raids.

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Episode 19 - Talk Like a Pirate

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:58:27 -0000

Avast ye bilge lickin' dogs! Talk Like a Pirate Day be comin' quick me hearties! It's time we talk arrr, timber shivering, plank walkin' and pirate accents. And, of course, William Shakespeare. Obviously.

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Episode 18 - Granada

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:34:00 -0000

Captain Henry Morgan, to the horror of his Governor and King, sails west into the Gulf of Mexico to raid the Yucatan peninsula. He sails the entire Caribbean coast of Central America raiding and pillaging all the while.

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Episode 17 - Guns, Rum, Ships & Steel

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:59:00 -0000

We take a break from our story to look at the tools Captain Morgan and The Brethren of the Coast used on their upcoming raids. These are the ships, firearms and victuals that were the foundation of pirate life.

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Episode 16 - Three Books part 2

Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:28:00 -0000

The Buccaneers of America by Alexander Exquemelin is a firsthand account of one indentured servant that joined up with a Buccaneer crew out of Tortuga and served under Captain Henry Morgan. We look at the beginning of his story and how it matches the reality of the life of the greatest Buccaneer Captain ever to sail.

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Episode 15 - Three Books part 1

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 11:27:00 -0000

Okay, so it's really only two books. We cover The English Book of Common Prayer, the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell. Then we talk about The English-American and Cromwell's Western Design, including Thomas Gage, Diego Lucifer, and Henry Morgan.

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Episode 14 - The New New World

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:24:00 -0000

The Spanish Empire was in decline. The British & Dutch East India Companies spread throughout the world. In the West Indies the new European colonies brought slavery, luxury, and pirates. On the island of Tortuga buccaneers and puritans fight for control.

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Episode 13 - The World Is Not Enough

Sat, 02 Jul 2016 10:21:00 -0000

The years of raising tension between England and Spain, Elizabeth and Phillip, raise to a fever pitch. Sir Francis Drake continues his personal war, this time as the Queen's Admiral. The fighting culminates in the climactic naval battle in the English Chanel between the English Navy and The Spanish Armada.

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Episode 12 - The Rising Tide

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:49:00 -0000

The Sea Beggars embark on a war against the Spanish. Their fleets reign on the North Sea as they search for a port to call home. They ally with the English and Protestant French forces against the powers of Spain and France, but dark days in Paris push Europe over the brink to open war.

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Episode 11 - The Sea Beggars

Sat, 04 Jun 2016 09:25:00 -0000

While John Hawkins was on his troublesome voyage in the Caribbean, Europe was sailing toward war. In the Low Countries their blossoming Republic was in a life or death struggle with their Spanish overlords. After suffering a serious defeat, a group of ragtag, desperate young pirates arise as the only hope of the Dutch people.

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Episode 10 - Master Thief of the Unknown World part 2

Sat, 21 May 2016 05:27:00 -0000

Francis Drake continues his voyage of circumnavigation. The Golden Hind and her crew traverse the Strait of Magellan, terrorize the Pacific coast of South America and claim the first land in North America for England. And then they become the first Englishmen to travel round the globe.

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Episode 09 - Master Thief Of The Unknown World part 1

Fri, 13 May 2016 09:13:00 -0000

Francis Drake sets out on his most famous voyage to the New World. Shrouded in secrecy, this voyage will be the one that will see his name remembered forever. However, troubles on board involving a nobleman claiming to have dark powers and a near mutiny almost end the voyage before it begins.

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Episode 08 - The Treasure House Of The World

Thu, 05 May 2016 11:22:00 -0000

Francis Drake sailed back to the Caribbean and the Spanish Main again and again to seek his revenge. Growing bolder and more audacious with every voyage, the Spanish name him The Dragon and Spain's most wanted. He finally strikes a blow that makes Phillip of Spain take notice and for which Elizabeth grants him his knighthood.

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Episode 7 - El Draque

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:34:00 -0000

Francis Drake was the most famous and notorious mariner of his generation. In England he was a hero and respected navy officer. To the Spanish he was a loathsome pirate. Their conflict starts on the troublesome voyage of John Hawkins.

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Episode 06 - The Gentlemen Adventurers

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:21:00 -0000

The first months of Queen Elizabeth's reign were some of the most dangerous she faced. She overcame those challenges with the help of a group of ambitious, talented and notorious sea captains. Together they set England on a path that would build The British Empire.

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Episode 05 - Gloriana

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 08:12:00 -0000

She was called a Pirate Queen by the Spanish for daring to challenge their monopoly on The New World. She became a monarch to rival and eclipse the most powerful and influential in Europe, including her father. Her policies led to England's status as a global naval power, established their New World colonies, and were the basis for generations of infamous men and women who would raise the black and fly under a pirate flag.

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Episode 04 - Old Europe on Fire

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 10:01:00 -0000

Religion and politics. Stick with me, this is all hugely important to the world and worldview of the Caribbean pirates. We discuss Martin Luther, the schism in the Catholic Church that led to Protestantism, the resulting political turmoil in Europe and the effects on England. This conflict shaped the Old World and the New World and led to wars that employed some of the most notorious pirates of all time.

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Episode 03 - The Ocean Blue part 2

Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:15:00 -0000

I finally get to Christopher Columbus. Somehow I manage to tie in little known historical curiosities like the Black Death, the Mongol Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. We get to the Spanish colonization of the New World, the conquest of native peoples and the beginnings of slavery.

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Episode 02 - The Ocean Blue part 1

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 07:08:00 -0000

The explorers that first crossed the Atlantic to explore and conquer the New World were birthed by a European continent simmering with religious strife and political tension. Less an episode about pirates and more a snapshot of 15th century Europe and the characters that launched the Age of Exploration.

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Episode 01 - An Introduction

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 03:24:00 -0000

Our very first episode. Before we dive into things, I wanted to take a minute to discuss the podcast, what we'll be talking about, and give you a look into the kind of show this is going to be. As well as tell you a little about myself. The beginning is always a good place to start.

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