The Pirate History Podcast
Matt Albers
A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Captain Henry Morgan, Henry Avery, Charles Vane, Mary Reed, Anne Bonny, Black Bart Roberts, Ned Low, and Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach will rub elbows with Queens, Kings, Popes, rebellious monks, Caribbean Natives, African Slaves and notorious governors like Woodes Rogers. History, high seas adventure, myth and magic, voodoo, treachery, biography and freedom await.
Episodes
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Feb 23, 2021 • 38min
Episode 201 - A Very Pleasant Man
Thomas Tew was far from the first pirate to call New York home but his time in the colony caused such a stir that everyone in the English speaking world took notice. Everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 36min
Episode 200 - Kidd in New York
I unironically use the word unbeknownst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 2, 2021 • 34min
Episode 199 - One Last Ride
Our last episode before we reach 200 concerns the last voyages of two long time pirates - two Old Guard Buccaneers - Pierre le Picard & Thomas Paine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 28, 2021 • 32min
Episode 198 – Men of Dissolute Lives & No Principals
This is the story of two pairs of people, two real and two imaginary. A real author used a fake name to write the story of a fake pirate intertwined with a real pirate. Does that make sense? It will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2021 • 38min
Episode 197 - The Charles II
The frigate Charles II was among the best ships in English waters circa 1693. The Houblon Brothers commissioned her for The Spanish Expedition, and hired the very best mariners money - and food - could buy. Including Henry Every. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2021 • 41min
Episode 196 - Fort ou Faible
The Nine Years War almost halted the piratical career of Henry Every before the Spanish Expedition even left port. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2021 • 39min
Episode 195 - Londontown
William III, William Phips, and William Dampier. And Henry Every. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020 • 42min
Episode 194 - The Rogues' Harbor
The Carolina Colony is one of the most iconic locales in all of pirate mythology. Today we look at the founding of Carolina, her pirate roots, and the ties to Pirates of the Round and St. Mary's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2020 • 37min
Episode 193 - Interlopers
Before the Pirates of the Round turned to piracy some of them served as illegal slavers in a global criminal conspiracy. It was dirty business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2020 • 43min
Episode 192 - The Gate of Tears
Mongols and Mughals and Pirates. Oh my! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
