Episode 140 – Perils & Accidents
It’s a fast paced, swashbuckling pirate story with ships taken, battles at sea, and imminent danger. However, it turns into
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
It’s a fast paced, swashbuckling pirate story with ships taken, battles at sea, and imminent danger. However, it turns into
It’s the end of the Second pacific Adventure, and the beginning of a new era in piracy. Today we discuss
It’s an old story from a new perspective today. We’re talking about Francois Groignet & Raveneau de Lussan as they
We’re covering almost a year in Dampier’s life, and that of the Cygnet. It was a somewhat uneventful year, yet
The Cygnet now had a fleet of three ships, and were prepared to terrorize the East Indies. However, foul weather
At this moment in our story the pirate crew of Cygnet had a large number of Spanish captives. How they
We’re talking about ideas today. Concepts that were integral to pirates, pirate life, and the pirate code. In truth, these
We’re setting out with the crew of the Pirate ship Cygnet on their first real cruise in the East Indies.
Life in Maritime Southeast Asia is dominated by the Monsoon. Powerful, prevailing winds that bring storms and facilitate trade. The
We’re back with the crew of Cygnet, as they take their ease on Mindanao in the Philippines. However, under the