Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History Podcast, a part of the Agora Podcast Network.

I'm your host, Heather Tesco, and I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible because I believe

it's a pathway to understanding who we are, our place in the universe, and being more deeply in touch with our

own humanity.

This is episode 163 and it's a special one on women pirates.

Shuritimbers.

Ar me, meaty.

Because this week, two very special weeks days are coming together.

First, it's Women's History Month, and we're coming up to International Women's Day.

And I'm a woman, so this is important to me.

Second, this week in 1496, John Cabot, who was actually the Italian Giovanni Cabotto, received letters

patent from Henry the 7th to explore Newfoundland, which, of course, was the nascent beginning of

the age of exploration in England, which would reach its full culmination a hundred years

later under Elizabeth. So I decided to mix the two and do this episode

on women pirates. It also kind of fits the recent episode I did on sea shanties too. So we're

kind of seeing a pattern emerge, which is basically that I have itchy feet and want to get on a

boat somewhere, I guess. Anywhere? Maybe. But first, a little admin.

You guys, it's been a long time since I've done a patron shoutout.

And I need to do a patron shout out because my patrons are awesome.

My patrons are the best patrons.

So thank you to Bex, Taylor, Heather, Juliet, Shamela.

I love your name, Shamela.

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