A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
This is the tale of how Timothy Tugmutton & Simon Whifflingpin from the Bank of Aldgate Pump arrived at a
Continue readingEpisode 232 – Timothy Tugmutton & Simon Whifflingpin at the Bank of Aldgate Pump
In 1696 The English East India Company was on the verge of destruction. They had to take some large, unethical
Continue readingEpisode 231 – Piracy, Sacrilege, & Lèse-majesté
The Indian Ocean in 1696 was bustling with pirates. Today we’ll catch up with the pirates that raided the Mughal
In New York William Kidd had to recruit a whole crew of skilled sailors and privateers. In New York in
Captain William Kidd spent the night before his departure from London bragging about his Letter of Marque. And annoying all
In October, 1695 William Kidd signed a contract for his pirate hunting expedition. That autumn he was concerned with the
Continue readingEpisode 227 – Pirates, Free-Booters, & Sea Rovers
William Kidd found himself in London, more and more under the sway of two influential men, who were maneuvering him
Continue readingEpisode 226 – Goods, Treasure, & Other Things
William Kidd spent the summer of 1695 kicking his heels in London, waiting for word about his application for a
Continue readingEpisode 225 – A Litter of Squib Rhinoceroses
We’ve been following Henry Every in the Indian Ocean for some time now. While we were away a lot has
The shock wave from the capture of Ganj-i-Sawai was immediate and emanated from the port city of Surat. The pirates