Episode 46 – Leave Takings
William Dampier, Lionel Wafer, John Cook, Edward Davis. The ‘mutineers’ are on their way back to the isthmus and the
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
William Dampier, Lionel Wafer, John Cook, Edward Davis. The ‘mutineers’ are on their way back to the isthmus and the
The fleet of Bartholomew Sharp faced the worst challenges to date. They were thirsty, hungry, cold, and some men began
Pirate life wasn’t all swashbuckling adventure and rum. Sometimes it meant days spent working on their vessels, or weeks at
The aftermath of the battle at Panama saw the pirates on the verge of internal conflict. They were brought together
The fleet of Captains Coxon, Sharp, & Sawkins makes their entrance into the Gulf of San Miguel. They engage in
Continue readingEpisode 42 – The Extremest Hazard of Fire & Sword
After the sack of Santa Maria the Buccaneers make way down river toward the Southern Ocean. The crew of one
Continue readingEpisode 41 – Those Who are Born to be Hang’d
The pirate fleet under John Coxon makes landfall in Darien to assault the Spanish Main. There they meet the Kuna
Two new pirate captains – Richard Sawkins & Peter Harris – join with the fleet of John Coxon & Bartholomew
Continue readingEpisode 39 – Ne’er Do Wells of All the World
After years of relative quiet a secret gathering of the West Indies’ most notorious pirates convened at Negril Bay, Jamaica.
Sir Henry Morgan returns to Port Royal. It is a very different time, with very different people confronting very different