The Pirate History Podcast

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Episode 216 - Holding Patterns Jun 22, 2021

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Henry Every and Fancy were roaming the waters surrounding Madagascar and South Africa in summer 1695. They were searching for other pirates to join the fleet, but they found something much worse. Those other pirates were coming though.

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Episode 215 - Evil Opinions Jun 15, 2021

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In London, issues surrounding James Houblon, the sailors of The Spanish Expedition and their wives, and even William Dampier were coming to a head.

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Episode 214 - Contradictions Jun 01, 2021

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Henry Every, and the crew of Fancy, make their way down the coast of Africa.

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Episode 213 - Pilgrimage May 25, 2021

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Every Muslim is expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life. For the Grand Mughal of India that was a very important tradition. And Aurangzeb was not the kind of man to take it lightly when a pilgrimage was interrupted by a host of pirates.

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Episode 212 - The Water of Life May 19, 2021

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Today we talk about European alcohol in the Middle Ages, and the rise of spirits. Finally, we talk about an act passed by William & Mary that would change the world of the pirates forever.

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Episode 211 - A History of Drink May 11, 2021

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Second only to their ships, pirates are associated with nothing as strongly as alcohol. Rum, in particular, but ale and wine almost as much. Today we begin our look at the history of alcohol.

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Episode 210 - The Admiral Benbow May 04, 2021

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Admiral John Benbow was an English national hero. His exploits and victories were legendary. Today we discuss his story as it intersects with John Narborough, Francis Wheeler, and even Henry Every.

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Episode 209 - Pirate Brokers part 2 Apr 28, 2021

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Thomas Tew was recruiting a fleet to sail for Madagascar, but his companions first had to collect privateer commissions.

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Episode 208 - Pirate Brokers part 1 Apr 20, 2021

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The summer of 1694, immediately following the mutiny aboard Charles II, saw several dozen Privateering commissions handed to ships' captains from Colonial New England. Today we discuss the governors who did so, and two of the Captains who received them.

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Episode 207 - A Piratical Account Apr 06, 2021

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In his first act of piracy Henry Every strove to prove that while he might be a bad guy, he wasn't such a bad guy.

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