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The Pirate History Podcast

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May 3, 2022 • 35min

Episode 258 - Desperate & Bloody Minded Men

In the summer of 1696, a dozen incognito pirates waited in Bombay for a ship to take them on. The following weeks were filled with zany misadventures and bloody murders.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Pirates in Their Own Words by E.T. Fox Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski Captain Kidd & the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Ritchie The Pirates’ Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 26, 2022 • 35min

Episode 257 - The Mocha

The Indian Ocean was home to hundreds of Pirates of the Round. All their stories were about to converge on board the Mocha Frigate.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 19, 2022 • 34min

Episode 256 - Dancing the Hempen Jig

This is the final tale of the pirates from Henry Every's Fancy.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2022 • 31min

Episode 255 - Villainous Robberies & Barbarities

The six pirates who were found not guilty of their piracy against the Ganj-i-Sawai were tried for another, earlier act of piracy.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 5, 2022 • 34min

Episode 254 - The Trial

On 19 October, 1696, seven men stood trial for piracy. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson King of the Pirates by E.T. Fox The Pirates' Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 29, 2022 • 33min

Episode 253 - My Prison Shall be My Grave

Our story of Piracy is about to be filled with high profile trials. Today we're going to look at the development of the English jury system.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson The Trial of William Penn and WIlliam Mead, at the Old Bailey, for a Tumultuous Assembly, 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6, Case of the Imprisonment of Edward Bushell for Alleged Misconduct as a Juryman , 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Vaughan's Reports, 135, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6 The History of England by David Hume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 22, 2022 • 38min

Episode 252 - A Monopoly of Violence

Today we're talking Batman, ancient Romans, philosophy, and Medieval power structures. Somehow, it all makes sense.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : God's Friend, the Whole World's Enemy by Louis Sicking The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 15, 2022 • 36min

Episode 251 - A Parcel of Rogues

Captain Kidd and Edward Barlow finally meet, but it does not go as Kidd expected.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 8, 2022 • 40min

Episode 250 - We Acknowledge No Country

250 episodes! You're all mad. Today we have a bunch of murderous, bloody pirates doing what pirates do.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 1, 2022 • 41min

Episode 249 - Pirates from All Parts

In the of summer 1696 the Pirates of the Round attacked two East India Company ships. And then the pirates lost a fortune in stolen cargo.The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.comSources : The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Richie The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. Burgess Jr. The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online The Trial of Joseph Dawson (et al.) for several Piracies & Robberies A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson Honor Among Thieves by Jan Rogozinski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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