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Episode 256: Henry Every, Pirate King

Half-Arsed History

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The Pirates of Nassau

The pirates had more money than they knew what to do with. But in this tiny little town in the Bahamas, they had nothing to spend their money on. And as the months went on, they became more and more restless. When official news reached Nassau that the Royal Navy and the East India Company were hunting for a band of pirates led by Henry Evry, Governor Trot no longer had plausible deniability. This Benjamin Bridgman fellow was very obviously Evry, and Trot had to do something about the situation otherwise he would go down with the pirates as they're accomplice.

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