Episode 95 - Pride Cometh Part 2
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 f...
26 Nov 201854min
Episode 94 - Pride Cometh Part 1
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 t...
20 Nov 201829min
Episode 93 - Bound to a Dead Man's Back
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? Learn more about your ad choic...
11 Nov 201848min
Episode 92 - Impending Peril
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 diplomat...
31 Okt 20181h 6min
Episode 91 - Honest Gentlemen Sent to Lie
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...
26 Okt 201842min
Episode 90 - Of Angels & Devils
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 fate...
19 Okt 201850min
Episode 89 - Death & Destiny
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 w...
10 Okt 20181h 10min
Episode 88 - Diabolical Designs
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. Learn more abo...
30 Sep 201848min
