Episode 206 – Hungry, Stout, & Resolute
On the 8th of May, 1694, Henry Every called the crew of Charles II to a council before the mast.
Category: Part Five – Pirates of the Round
Episode 205 – The Sword Shall Maintain Me
A few weeks after Henry Every captured the Charles II, a ballad began to filter into the world detailing the
Episode 204 – A Man of Fortune
Henry Every took command of the Charles II but before the crew could depart they had to deal with those
Episode 203 – The Drunken Boatswain
May 7th, 1694. Henry Every & a cabal of sailors hatch their plot to steal the Charles II.
Episode 202 – A Coruña
The sailors of The Spanish Expedition set sail from London in August 1693. By January 1694 they made it all
Episode 201 – A very Pleasant Man
Thomas Tew was far from the first pirate to call New York home but his time in the colony caused
Episode 200 – Kidd in New York
I unironically use the word unbeknownst.
Episode 199 – One Last Ride
This story concerns the last voyages of two long time pirates – two Old Guard Buccaneers – Pierre le Picard
Episode 198 – Men of Dissolute Lives & No Principles
This is the story of two pairs of people, two real and two imaginary. A real author used a fake
Continue readingEpisode 198 – Men of Dissolute Lives & No Principles
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