345 episodes

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.

The Pirate History Podcast Airwave Media

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    • 4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

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.

    Episode 341 - In His Majesty's Secret Service

    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.
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    • 35 min
    Episode 340 - In Service of the Devil

    Episode 340 - In Service of the Devil

    Henry Every and Daniel Defoe deserve better.
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    • 37 min
    Episode 339 - Learned Fools

    Episode 339 - Learned Fools

    A priest, a pirate, and a merchant walk into a library.
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    • 36 min
    Episode 338 - Gadzooks!

    Episode 338 - Gadzooks!

    The Crisis of April, 1705 very nearly tipped into open revolution. Zounds. But it didn't. Gadzooks.
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    • 40 min
    Episode 337 - Vermin of the State

    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.
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    • 34 min
    Episode 336 - Bonnie Dundee

    Episode 336 - Bonnie Dundee

    We're talking about the Jacobite Uprising of 1689. Spoiler Alert. They don't win.
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    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1.5K Ratings

1.5K Ratings

little gremlen chilld ,

You’re the most amazing podcast I’ve ever heard

I like to listen to it when I go to bed I’m ten years old and I love it so much

Té House of Tea ,

pirates

I got hooked to listen every time I need to my regular safety reports. Matt has a good voice and is a great storyteller.
Do you have any materials available for children in print?
Any story about Asian pirates?

ChipsPlease ,

Great story teller.

History is fluid 🤩🤩🤩

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