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
Mar 14, 2019 • 25min
Episode 108 - The Story So Far Part 9
The Piracy Act of 1677 changed everything for a generation of English privateers. Literally overnight hundreds of sailors were turned from legal, licensed, legitimate, privateers into Enemies of the Whole Human Race. A few chose to go off the account, but John Coxon chose a Pirate's Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 5, 2019 • 41min
Episode 107 - The Story So Far Part 8
We're zooming in, narrowing our scope, and focusing on the Franco-Dutch War of the 1670s. That war was the seminal event for an explosion of privateers turned pirates that would infest the Americas for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2019 • 55min
Episode 106 - The Story So Far Part 7
Today we discuss what might be the largest pirate raid in history: Henry Morgan's attack on Panama. The actual attack takes a backseat though, to the surrounding political, military, and piratical forces at play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 22, 2019 • 44min
Episode 105 - The Story So Far Part 6
Today we talk about Henry Morgan as Admiral of The Brethren of the Coast. We discuss his raids on Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, and Maracaibo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2019 • 44min
Episode 104 - The Story So Far Part 5
Today we discuss the two pirates that defined the early years of the Buccaneer era: Francois l'Olonais and Henry Morgan. We follow them on their raids, as well as a number of other pirates that terrorized the West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2019 • 40min
Episode 103 - The Story So Far Part 4
In 1655 the English invaded Jamaica, but the island almost immediately fell into drunken debauchery and piracy. In an effort to quell that trend the King sent over Christopher Myngs. But he and his lieutenants Edward Mansvelt and Edward Morgan turned Port Royal into the pirate capital of the West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 28, 2019 • 47min
Episode 102 - The Story So Far Part 3
Today we follow an imaginary young man to the New World in the waning years of the 30 Years War. We discuss his struggles and slip into piracy as he arrives in the West Indies. Then we talk about the real world Buccaneers that lived similar experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2019 • 53min
Episode 101 - The Story So Far Part 2
Today we're continuing on our journey toward the Buccaneers. We're talking about the formative events of the early 17th Century, the events that will forge the first Buccaneers in the fires of war and strife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 4, 2019 • 54min
Episode 100 - The Story So Far part 1
It's our 100th Episode! And it's 2019! The new year promises to be an exciting one for The Pirate History Podcast, and for our centenary episode I'm going to be cramming everything you need to know before we set out into two episodes. I hope it works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2018 • 59min
Episode 99 - Inevitability
Clint Danseker. Zymen Eastwood. John Ward & Jack Wayne. Revenge and betrayal. We're finishing up our look at the Barbary Pirates today, and doing so through the lens of the Western. I, maybe, take it too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
