Episode 296 – The Execution of Captain Kidd
It’s the end of the line for Captain Kidd.
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
It’s the end of the line for Captain Kidd.
I lose my cool. Again.
It’s the Trial of William Kidd. Part 1. I lose my cool.
William Kidd took a long walk from Newgate to Westminster.
Captain Kidd’s time in prison was cruel and unusual. His old friends were busy drinking and playing tennis.
William Kidd was thrust into a dangerous and immoral world of intrigue and backstabbing. English politics.
William Kidd is moved to HMS Advice.
We’re returning to the story of Lord Bellomont, Sarah Bradley, and William Kidd.
Sarah Kidd maneuvers as much as possible while still behind bars. And she wins her first battles.
Captain Kidd spends his first nights in jail. Sarah is also detained. Kidd finishes his account of the voyage. Sources
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