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.
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May 11, 2017 • 1h 20min
Episode 31 - Panama
We explore Henry Morgan's last great raid. Shipwrecks, dangerous jungle rivers, guerilla tactics, Indian attacks, beautiful maidens in distress, victory and betrayal. Blood and fire and plunder. Panama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2017 • 46min
Episode 30 - Dictator of the West Indies
In the wake of the Spanish attack on Jamaica Captain Morgan is given command of all the forces Port Royal, Tortuga, and The Brethren of the Coast can muster. They came from every corner of the West Indies to join the greatest Buccaneer raid the world had ever seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 13, 2017 • 39min
Episode 29 - Or Any Other Place
Captain Morgan returns to Jamaica and attempts to settle down and live a life of peace. The monarchs of England and Spain had other ideas and Morgan was forced to make a choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2017 • 55min
Episode 28 - Deception
Don Alonso del Campo y Espinosa, an agent of the King of Spain, arrives in the Caribbean on the hunt for Captain Henry Morgan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 11, 2017 • 44min
Episode 27 - Wickedness
Captain Morgan returned home to Port Royal a hero. His home city welcomed his men with open arms, but international politics and the threat of Spain pushed him back out to sea. Disaster awaited him there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2017 • 38min
Episode 26 - Extermination
In the years after the Thirty Years War thousands of French sailors and refugees fled France in the wake of royal oppression. One of these young men, a promising Naval officer, found himself in Tortuga and joined the fleet of the Buccaneer's admiral, Francois l'Ollonais. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2017 • 43min
Episode 25 - Pit Stop on the Continent part 2
From 1625 to 1648 Europe fought a general war that wouldn't be matched until the time of Napoleon. This war built the world that would forge Henry Morgan & the Buccaneers, and set the stage for the Golden Age of Piracy to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 31, 2016 • 37min
Episode 24 - Pit Stop on the Continent part 1
The Thirty Years War was the event that forged the world of Henry Morgan and the Buccaneers. We discuss the politics and conflicts that led to the war and the opening moves in one of Europe's most important periods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2016 • 19min
Episode 23 - Yo Ho-Ho-Ho & a Bottle of Rum
It's our pirate Christmas special. We explore Christmas in the age of sail and how real pirates recorded spending their holiday. Happy Holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2016 • 54min
Episode 22 - The Lies of Portobelo
Captain Morgan's raid on Portobelo would be possibly the most controversial of his career. His alleged barbarism there would haunt him for decades. The question remains: what exactly happened on the coast of Panama in summer 1668? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
