Episode 111 - Man On A Misson
We're moving forward, at last. We introduce our first pirate from A General History of the Pyrates, and discuss truth, lies, and liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Apr 201931min
Episode 110 - The Story So Far Part 11
Our final episode looking back on the story so far. We're talking about the 1680s, and the end of the Buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Mar 201947min
Episode 109 - The Story So Far part 10
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 tal...
21 Mar 201931min
Episode 108 - The Story So Far Part 9
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 W...
14 Mar 201924min
Episode 107 - The Story So Far Part 8
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 fo...
5 Mar 201941min
Episode 106 - The Story So Far Part 7
Today we discuss what might be the largest pirate raid in history: Henry Morgan's attack on Panama. The actual attack takes a backseat though, to the surrounding political, military, and piratical for...
26 Feb 201955min
Episode 105 - The Story So Far Part 6
Today we talk about Henry Morgan as Admiral of The Brethren of the Coast. We discuss his raids on Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, and Maracaibo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
22 Feb 201944min
Episode 104 - The Story So Far Part 5
Today we discuss the two pirates that defined the early years of the Buccaneer era: Francois l'Olonais and Henry Morgan. We follow them on their raids, as well as a number of other pirates that terror...
15 Feb 201944min
