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Episode 256: Henry Every, Pirate King

Half-Arsed History

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In 1693, a joint venture between the English and the Spanish who allied against the French saw four warships outfitted with the intention of sailing to the Caribbean. The expedition did not get off to a good start and only went from bad to worse after what should have been a two week journey right from England to Spain took five months rather than two weeks. And so all these poor sailors, they're essentially being held prisoner with the promise of paying, hanging over their heads to make them stay. After a number of months, by the time we get to May, certain whispers begin to make their way around the people, the crew of these ships. At the heart of these whispers was Henry Ev

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