The Pirate History Podcast
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.
Latest episodes
Sep 1, 2020 • 37min
Episode 178 - Bred to the Sea
This is a story about legends, myths, and lies. This is a story about a pirate who captured the attention of the whole world. This is the story of the early life of Henry Every. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2020 • 42min
Episode 177 - A Rare Prize
William Phips didn't know how much money he had. But he did know how many pounds of money he had. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2020 • 39min
Episode 176 - A Rum Lot
William Phips was a Massachusetts shipwright with a silver tongue and big dreams. His plots led him from Boston to New Providence Island all the way to London and the court of King Charles and finally the deck of H.M.S. Rose. A King's Royal Navy Frigate in the hands of a crew of scurrilous buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2020 • 36min
Episode 175 - The Vocabulary of Despair
This is the tale of the final days of la Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion. Her crew went through an odyssey of torment and suffering which we will cover in painful detail here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 4, 2020 • 36min
Episode 174 - Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
La Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion is one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time. Thanks to the political ramifications of her final voyage and a legacy of pirates and treasure hunters her story is a key link in our story. Today we begin that tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2020 • 36min
Episode 173 - King WIlliam's War
This is the story of the beginnings of the Nine Years War in America. We return to Fort Loyal, visit Port Royal (not that one), talk Indian allies, French & English colonial friction, and the conflict called Father Castin's War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2020 • 34min
Episode 172 - The Williamite War
The Nine Years War first major (non-Continental) front was in Ireland. It was there that King James' fate was sealed, that England's course was set, and that a whole generation of young Irish sailors learned what the English crown meant to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2020 • 32min
Episode 171 - A Rose by Any Other Name
This is our final episode following Thomas Pound. In 1690 he was rotting away in a Boston jail cell awaiting a ship that would carry him - and Thomas Hawkins - to the gallows in England. And then everything goes crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2020 • 35min
Episode 170 - Thomas Pound Part 3
The trial of Thomas Pound is the first pirate trial we will look at in any real detail. The first of many. The Old Stone Gaol, smallpox, and horrific battle wounds will all play a role; as will the women of Boston and a copycat pirate named William Coward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020 • 31min
Episode 169 - Thomas Pound Part 2
We're calling it Thomas Pound Part 2, but it's really part 3. Or maybe part 4. Toady we discuss Pound's return to New England and the conflict that ensued. But really, if we're being honest, this episode is about the search for a pirate's favorite treasure: salted pork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
