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
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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
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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
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!