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Episode 371 - A History of the Devil part 2

God goes all Old Testament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 202535 min

Episode 370 - A History of the Devil

My addiction to context may have gotten me in a little trouble here. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 2, 202530 min

Episode 369 - Three Kings

Who was responsible for the golden age of piracy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 29, 202533 min

Episode 368 - The Battle of Vigo Bay

This may be the most important battle in Pirate History. Seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 30, 202542 min

Episode 367 - The Spanish Treasure Fleets

In the 1560s, a French pirate terrorized Spanish America. In response, Spain designed the greatest ship on the high seas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 202539 min

Episode 366 - The Battle for Cadiz

In summer 1702, the War of the Spanish Succession moved to sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 1, 202536 min

Episode 365 - The Second Hundred Years War

Time is a flat circle. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you'd like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 28, 202538 min

Episode 364 - The First Judicial Murder in America

In June, 1704, the Vice Admiralty Court of Boston found John Quelch guilty of robbery, piracy, and murder. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you'd like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 9, 202532 min

Episode 363 - Grave Consequences

We're talking about the case of Henry King, Captain of the Pirate sloop Sea Flower. We're also talking about the trial of John Quelch. It sort of works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 3, 202534 min

Episode 362 - Perfidious Impudence

On 13 June, 1704, the trial of John Quelch began in Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 202539 min

Episode 361 - The Special Vices of the Sea

John Quelch and the men of the brigantine Charles return to Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 202540 min

Episode 360 - Hard Times

A priest, a pirate, and a gold digger walk into a bar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 202543 min

Episode 359 - The Root of All Evil

It's a gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 1, 202544 min

Episode 358 - Live Free or Die

The Province of New Hampshire produced timber, political dissidents, and pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 202539 min

Episode 357 - Benjamin Raule

Benjamin Raule was a Dutch born privateer in the service of Prussia. He was branded a pirate by the English, and pulled off the crime of the century. Today we tell the story of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 202528 min

Episode 356 - Royal Rumble

Maybe don't listen to this one when you're going to sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 202535 min

Episode 355 - The Great Northern War (prelude)

In 1698 and 1699, the powers of Northern Europe edged closer to war. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast network. For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 202531 min

Episode 354 - The Captain's Log

There's a joke in that title but I'm not gonna be the one to make it. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you'd like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 202536 min

Episode 353 - The Jolly Company

I hate to waste a good title, but here we are. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you'd like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 202549 min

Episode 352 - The Swedish Deluge

We've got two more First Northern Wars to get through. And one little world changing catastrophe. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you'd like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 202538 min

Episode 351 - The First Northern War(s)

We're talking Bloodborne, Ghostbusters 2, and even mention Pirates at one point. Classic. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 1, 202539 min

Episode 350 – Brûlez le Palatinat!

Burn the Palatinate. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 3, 202437 min

Episode 349 - We Are Free and Want to Remain Free

In 1524, no wait, 153 BC, or maybe it was 1691, someone invaded somewhere near Lake Constance. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 202439 min

Episode 348 - People of the Knife

The Saxons are definitely a people. Or are they? The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 202442 min

Episode 347 - The Winter Queen

If a Winter Queen did not exist it would be necessary to invent her. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 29, 202438 min

Episode 346 - The Red Shield of the West

What is Germany anyway? The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202435 min

Episode 345 - The Mazarinettes

War, women, and witchcraft. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 202442 min

Episode 344 - Occasional Conformity

Daniel Defoe faced new challenges under the reign of Queen Anne. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 202447 min

Episode 343 - The True Born Englishman

Daniel Defoe was a master of satire. Or was he? The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 202432 min

Episode 342 - A Season of Severeity

Espionage is a dangerous business. Politics can be even worse. Sponsored by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/pirateapps to get free appetizers for life. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202441 min

Episode 341 - In His Majesty's Secret Service

Daniel Defoe rubs elbows with the world of English espionage. But it's a much deeper world than he realized. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 202435 min

Episode 340 - In Service of the Devil

Henry Every and Daniel Defoe deserve better. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 202437 min

Episode 339 - Learned Fools

A priest, a pirate, and a merchant walk into a library. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 202436 min

Episode 338 - Gadzooks!

The Crisis of April, 1705 very nearly tipped into open revolution. Zounds. But it didn't. Gadzooks. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 2, 202440 min

Episode 337 - Vermin of the State

In April 1705, the English ship Worcester arrived in Edinburgh. By the end of summer, England and Scotland were on the brink of war. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 202434 min

Episode 336 - Bonnie Dundee

We're talking about the Jacobite Uprising of 1689. Spoiler Alert. They don't win. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 202456 min

Episode 335 - Bishops, Barons, & Burghs

I humbly apologize to the noble people of Scotland for my pronunciation of Graham. I tried. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 29, 202437 min

Episode 334 - Defiant

John Bowen and Thomas Howard join forces for the last great ride of the Red Sea Men. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 202434 min

Episode 333 - A Most Ill Natur'd Fellow

It's all coming together. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 202437 min

Episode 332 - Without Striking a Stroke

We're back with John Bowen doing pirate stuff. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 202432 min

Episode 331 - The Scandal of Human Nature

This is definitely the really real Libertalia. Cross my heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 202433 min

Episode 330 - The Reigning Vice of the West Indies

A number of wealthy American families were financially responsible for the outbreak of piracy in the West Indies. Also, the Dutch. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 202441 min

Episode 329 - A Lusty Lad

We're introducing several new pirates who will be weaving into our story for years to come. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 202336 min

Episode 328 - The Most Capable Among Them

Speaker prepares to head out on her first pirate cruise. But first, they have to make a quick stop at Zanzibar. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 5, 202332 min

Episode 327 - Hurrah!

George Booth and Nathaniel North capture a pair of ships in innovative ways. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 202337 min

Episode 326 - Diversion

In between 1696 and 1701, several pirate ships arrived in the Indian Ocean. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 202330 min

Episode 325 - A House Infested With Wasps

It's a wide ranging episode about a lot of smaller topics that built the America of the 18th Century. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 202336 min

Episode 324 - Prodigies of Wickedness

Three pirates from La Paix faced justice from the Virginia Admiralty. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 202330 min

Episode 323 - A Great Ship

La Paix and HMS Shoreham meet in battle. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 202334 min

Episode 322 - I Judged Him a Rogue

Louis Guittar had an amazing day on 28 April, 1700. It was the last good day of his life. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 202331 min