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    Episode 54 - The War of the Reunions

    Episode 54 - The War of the Reunions

    FromThe Pirate History Podcast

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    Episode 54 - The War of the Reunions

    FromThe Pirate History Podcast

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    Length:
    64 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 25, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Christmas, 1683. King Louis XIV invaded The Holy Roman Empire in a bid to claim the western bank of the Rhine. At that exact moment Laurens de Graaf attacked one of the jewels of the Spanish Empire. He was called a pirate despite his Letter of Marque, but if so, his piracy was remarkably unprofitable and played perfectly into Louis' war aims.
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    Released:
    Jan 25, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    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.