Episode 7 - El Draque
Francis Drake was the most famous and notorious mariner of his generation. In England he was a hero and respected navy officer. To the Spanish he was a loathsome pirate. Their conflict starts on the t...
23 Apr 201652min
Episode 06 - The Gentlemen Adventurers
The first months of Queen Elizabeth's reign were some of the most dangerous she faced. She overcame those challenges with the help of a group of ambitious, talented and notorious sea captains. Togethe...
10 Apr 201646min
Episode 05 - Gloriana
She was called a Pirate Queen by the Spanish for daring to challenge their monopoly on The New World. She became a monarch to rival and eclipse the most powerful and influential in Europe, including h...
3 Apr 201640min
Episode 04 - Old Europe on Fire
Religion and politics. Stick with me, this is all hugely important to the world and worldview of the Caribbean pirates. We discuss Martin Luther, the schism in the Catholic Church that led to Protesta...
27 Mar 201648min
Episode 03 - The Ocean Blue part 2
I finally get to Christopher Columbus. Somehow I manage to tie in little known historical curiosities like the Black Death, the Mongol Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. We get to the Spanish ...
20 Mar 201645min
Episode 02 - The Ocean Blue part 1
The explorers that first crossed the Atlantic to explore and conquer the New World were birthed by a European continent simmering with religious strife and political tension. Less an episode about pir...
13 Mar 201630min
Episode 01 - An Introduction
Our very first episode. Before we dive into things, I wanted to take a minute to discuss the podcast, what we'll be talking about, and give you a look into the kind of show this is going to be. As wel...
12 Mar 201619min
