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Episode 83 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Amsterdam

Episode 83 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Amsterdam

FromThe Pirate History Podcast


Episode 83 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Amsterdam

FromThe Pirate History Podcast

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our story today bridges three different stories. The Sephardi Jews that made their way to Amsterdam, the Barbary Corsairs, and the Dutch in revolt all meet in today's story thanks to one mariner who was a pirate, a diplomat, a merchant, and a spy.
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Released:
Aug 26, 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.