Episode 197 – The Charles II
The frigate Charles II was among the best ships in English waters circa 1693. The Houblon Brothers commissioned her for
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Episode 196 – Fort ou Faible
The Nine Years War almost halted the piratical career of Henry Every before the Spanish Expedition even left port.
Episode 195 – Londontown
William III, William Phips, and William Dampier. And Henry Every.
Episode 194 – The Rogues’ Harbor
The Carolina Colony is one of the most iconic locales in all of pirate mythology. Today we look at the
Episode 193 – Interlopers
Before the Pirates of the Round turned to piracy some of them served as illegal slavers in a global criminal
Episode 192 – The Gate of Tears
Mongols and Mughals and Pirates. Oh my!
Episode 191 – A Gold Chain or a Wooden Leg
The early years of the Nine Years War saw dozens of Privateering Commissions handed out to ships intended to raid
Episode 190 – The Battle of Beachy Head
In July 1690 the English fought a pitched naval engagement against France that would define the future of the Nine
Episode 189 – A Mighty Man
It’s Captain Kidd y’all.
Episode 188 – Reunion
Adam Baldridge. Bachelor’s Delight. Madagascar. St. Mary’s. Cygnet. Libertalia. Flintlock pistols & pirate cutlasses. It’s all coming together. We’ll get