Episode 58 – Fall of Titans
War arrives in the West Indies. Jan Willems, Anne, & Laurens de Graaf are each impacted in their own way.
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Episode 57 – A Parcel of Thieves
Laurens de Graaf sought revenge after the attack on his plantation. He hunted two Spanish privateers in particular – Juan
Episode 56 – Armageddon
In 1685 & 1686, in the West Indies, the English were hunting pirates and arresting any Englishmen that sailed under
Episode 55 – Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 3
The Brethren of the Coast sail from Saint Dominique in one last flurry of high seas piracy. Are they the
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Episode 54 – The War of the Reunions
Christmas, 1683. King Louis XIV invaded The Holy Roman Empire in a bid to claim the western bank of the
Episode 53 – Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 2
The weeks following the raid on Veracruz were difficult for Laurens de Graaf and Michel de Grammont. Today we look
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Episode 52 – Twilight of the Buccaneers part 1
The Buccaneers of the West Indies didn’t yet know it but their days were numbered. Their decline was caused by
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Episode 51 – Desperate Rogues
The summer of 1682 was a busy season for the pirates of the West Indies. Today we follow the cruises
Episode 50 – Violins & Trumpets
The French & Dutch defined West Indian piracy in the early 1680s. Three names in particular – Laurens de Graaf,
Episode 49 – Return to Jamaica
Today we return to a very different Jamaica to catch up with Sir Henry Morgan, Jamaican politics, and get a