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A Treasure, a Pirate's Treasure.

Pirate's Treasure that many have been looking for for more than 300 years.

We're not going to find it, but we're going to establish that treasure and the incredible story that is attached to it in the history of England and Scotland and Great Britain and the Americas and the Indian Ocean, I welcome

the authors of a new book.

The Pirate King, the Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the birth of the golden age of piracy

Sean Kingsley the historian Rex Cowan our guide a former lawyer and a man who seeks out adventure but in this instance the

adventure happened at the end of the 17th century this is a time when the

American colonies are new when the British Empire is putting itself

together and it's found a gem called India. But India has the richest man on earth. He's

a mugel, that is to say he's made of nothing but wealth paid to him

by his people and in that instance we begin with the adventure itself it is September 28th

1695 there is a pirate ship named Fancy it's commanded by a man who's known as

long-ben to his men but whose name is Henry Avery.

Rex and Sean congratulations this is wonderful I begin with you Sean who is Henry Avery at this moment where did he come from good evening to you good evening thanks so much for having us on your show

Henry Avery is a complicated genius from Plymouth in England.

He's had a whole bunch of setbacks in his life and he swears that he's never going to let anyone make a fall of himself

and he's declared war on mankind.

By way of London to Spain he's made it way all the way to to America to get rich and get his, to get rich and get his crew rich.

So in 1695, if you wanted to hit big, if you wanted the biggest lottery ticket on Earth, forget about the

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