The Pirate History Podcast

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Episode 116 - The Merry Monarch Jun 05, 2019

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Who was Charles II, King of England, Ireland, & Scotland? His reign defined the era of the English Buccaneers, and his flaws were largely responsible for the growing division in British society.

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Episode 115 - The Killing Time May 08, 2019

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The Stuart Dynasty was born in Scotland, but once they took the English throne, especially when Charles II was restored, they began to persecute their Scottish brethren. Today we look at Stuart policies in Scotland, and how they stirred the rebellious pot that was bubbling in Britain.

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Episode 114 - The English Monarchy Problem Apr 30, 2019

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The English Monarchy has long been one of the most divisive and unifying institutions in the world. Its relationship with the English people has been difficult, and the monarchy has been challenged time and again by the English people. Today we look at that tumultuous history, and how that will impact our story moving forward.

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Episode 113 - Utopian Apocalypse Apr 24, 2019

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The Age of Enlightenment saw some of the greatest thinkers the world has ever known. It saw the application of their ideas in the many revolutions that shaped the modern world. Today we look at one of the earliest proto-Enlightenment thinkers, and how his ideas shaped our perception of the Golden Age pirates.

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Episode 112 - A Truly Moral Pirate Apr 17, 2019

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We're discussing Apocalypse, allegory, the name Jacques, JRR Tolkien, and the actions of James Misson and the pirate ship Victorie on the west coast of Africa.

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Episode 111 - Man On A Misson Apr 08, 2019

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We're moving forward, at last. We introduce our first pirate from A General History of the Pyrates, and discuss truth, lies, and liberty.

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Episode 110 - The Story So Far Part 11 Mar 31, 2019

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Our final episode looking back on the story so far. We're talking about the 1680s, and the end of the Buccaneers.

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Episode 109 - The Story So Far part 10 Mar 21, 2019

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The Piracy Act of 1677 turned thousands of privateers into ... unemployed privateers. They turned to other trades like trading and logwood cutting. But a select few chose instead to use their true talents in the voyage known as the Pacific Adventure.

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Episode 108 - The Story So Far Part 9 Mar 14, 2019

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The Piracy Act of 1677 changed everything for a generation of English privateers. Literally overnight hundreds of sailors were turned from legal, licensed, legitimate, privateers into Enemies of the Whole Human Race. A few chose to go off the account, but John Coxon chose a Pirate's Life.

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Episode 107 - The Story So Far Part 8 Mar 05, 2019

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We're zooming in, narrowing our scope, and focusing on the Franco-Dutch War of the 1670s. That war was the seminal event for an explosion of privateers turned pirates that would infest the Americas for more than a decade.

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