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Episode 227 - Pirates, Free-Booters, & Sea Rovers

Episode 227 - Pirates, Free-Booters, & Sea Rovers

FromThe Pirate History Podcast


Episode 227 - Pirates, Free-Booters, & Sea Rovers

FromThe Pirate History Podcast

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In October, 1695 William Kidd signed a contract for his pirate hunting expedition. That autumn he was concerned with the construction of his new ship the Adventure Galley. Finally, in January, a Letter of Marque arrived from King William III.
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Released:
Sep 21, 2021
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.