Episode 122 – Cygnet
We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates.
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates.
We’re taking our first steps into Southeast Asia through the eyes of Ferdinand Magellan. And the Dread Pirate Roberts. And
This is sort of a time hopping adventure. We’re looking at William Dampier in the East Indies alongside the story
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When William Dampier arrived in the East Indies he found a world that had been forever altered by contact with
We’re returning to the tale of William Dampier, Charles Swan, and The crew of Cygnet as they leave the Americas
“I will make no concession. My father made concessions, and he was beheaded.” These words were spoken by King James
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