The Pirate History Podcast
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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
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
Episode 369 - Three Kings
Who was responsible for the golden age of piracy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Episode 359 - The Root of All Evil
It's a gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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