Episode 297 – The People of the Sea
We’re taking a quick detour into the depths of ancient Mediterranean piracy.
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Episode 296 – The Execution of Captain Kidd
It’s the end of the line for Captain Kidd.
Episode 295 – The Trial of Captain Kidd part 2
I lose my cool. Again.
Episode 294 – The Trial of Captain Kidd
It’s the Trial of William Kidd. Part 1. I lose my cool.
Episode 293 – A Corporation of Pirates
William Kidd took a long walk from Newgate to Westminster.
Episode 292 – A Spectacle
London was home to well over one hundred pirates in 1700. Then, drastically fewer.
Episode 291 – The Licentiousness of the Place
Captain Kidd’s time in prison was cruel and unusual. His old friends were busy drinking and playing tennis.
Episode 290 – A Hangman or a Statesman
William Kidd was thrust into a dangerous and immoral world of intrigue and backstabbing. English politics.
Episode 289 – It’s Treason Then
Traveling to England ain’t like dusting crops. Without careful calculations you could fly right into the Bristol Chanel.
Episode 288 – The Diversions of London
Robert Culliford has an absolutely fantastic voyage to London. Surely nothing can go wrong when he reaches England.