Episode 148 - Femme Fatale

Today we say goodbye to Captain Henry Every, The King of Pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Near the end of May, 1696, the pirates (formerly) of the Fancy began to go their separate ways. Three distinct groups left Nassau for America, or for Ireland, or for the wide open world. Learn more ab...

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In 1696 the seas were filled with young men and women who would, in a few short years time, be the most notorious pirates the world has ever known. Those young mariners were growing up on tales of Hen...

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In March, 1696, Henry Every & the Fancy arrive at Nassau, New Providence Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In 1684, a Dutch privateer flying Dutch colors attacked Veracruz. In retaliation, the Governor of Cuba attacked the English colony of New Providence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

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In the 1670s, New Providence Island became a hub of wreckers, privateers, pirates, and all the associated businesses. This was actively encouraged by Governor Robert Clark, but Spain was watching clos...

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More terrible than Tortuga. More perfidious than Port Royal. More lascivious than Libertalia. Nassau is the single location most associated with pirates and piracy. Today we begin our look at the Baha...

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This is the tale of how Timothy Tugmutton & Simon Whifflingpin from the Bank of Aldgate Pump arrived at a tiny Portuguese island in the southern Atlantic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

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