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Episode 96 - The War Against the Corsairs Nov 30, 2018

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John Ward, Zymen Danseker, Bill Graves, Francis Verney, and every other pirate in Barbary were all gathered in Algiers when Spain showed up to crash the party.

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Episode 95 - Pride Cometh Part 2 Nov 26, 2018

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John Ward returned to Tunis with problems piling up. His greatest ship was gone, along with hundreds of his sailors. And soon, he lost his greatest ally, Uthman Dey. So, we discuss the steps he took following that return. And I get annoyed with my sources. Like, really annoyed. In fact, that's most of the episode.

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Episode 94 - Pride Cometh Part 1 Nov 20, 2018

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Today we're going to discuss the fall of what was once the top sea power in the world. The Republic of Venice replaced the Byzantine Empire as the primary check on Ottoman sea power. So, why weren't they players in the Age of Exploration? Today we look at one of the major factors in her decline.

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Episode 93 - Bound to a Dead Man's Back Nov 11, 2018

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The news that John Ward was dead sent ripples throughout the Mediterranean world, and narrowly avoided calamity. However, the question remained, what happened out there?

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Episode 92 - Impending Peril Oct 31, 2018

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Relations between England & Venice continued to unravel in the face of English pirates like Jack Ward attacking Venetian shipping. The task of circumventing a war fell on the shoulders of two diplomats, neither of whom were up to the task. Both failed in their missions, in very different ways. However, the realities of seafaring life saved their missions by taking away the very cause of all that international tension.

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Episode 91 - Honest Gentlemen Sent to Lie Oct 26, 2018

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The aftermath of John Ward's capture of the Reniera e Soderina caused diplomatic relations to break down between England and Venice. Dealing with that fallout, as well as the fate of John Ward, rested in the hands of two European diplomats.

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Episode 90 - Of Angels & Devils Oct 19, 2018

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The saga of the English Merchantman Charity was only just beginning when she was attacked by three Pirate ships of John Ward's fleet. We're going to follow Captain Bannister and his crew on their fateful journey. And we will look at Zymen Danseker and his first consequential raids in the Mediterranean.

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Episode 89 - Death & Destiny Oct 10, 2018

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Sir Anthony Shirley was an English nobleman turned soldier turned privateer turned (or at least accused of being a) pirate. But then his affairs ran afoul of that English Arch-Pirate John Ward. Ward was back on the prowl, and his next exploit would create even larger ripples than the capture of Reniera e Soderina.

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Episode 88 - Diabolical Designs Sep 30, 2018

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We're talking about two new pirates on today's episode. Somehow I turn that conversation into one of class bias, historical accuracy, and 400 year old international conspiracy theories.

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Episode 87 - That Perfidious Pirate Sep 26, 2018

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Jack Ward sets out on his first cruises from Tunis into the Mediterranean. His successes mirror those of Barbarossa or Francis Drake. And then he happens upon a ship that will make him infamous the world over.

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