Episode 242 - A Private Man of War

The Pirate History Podcast

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🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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A mere four days after leaving New York, Kidd betrayed his investors, his business partners, and five of the most powerful men in England. He signed new Articles of Agreement with the crew - a proper Pirate Code - that would almost immediately make him the second most wanted man in the English Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0	I've got a question for you.
0:36.0	What is it that distinguishes a pirate from a privateer?
0:41.0	Normally, that would be the authority of the state.
0:44.0	Sir Francis Drake had a letter of mark from the Queen.
0:48.0	William Kid had a letter of mark from the King.
0:51.0	They were privateers.
0:53.0	Most of the Buccaneers though are a bit mercier.
0:56.0	Henry Morgan had a letter of mark from the governor
0:59.0	who didn't exactly have royal authority to hand those out,
1:03.0	same with all of the French pirates
1:05.0	and all of the pirates on the Pacific adventures.
1:08.0	But what if a private here had state authority
1:11.0	from a state that was not recognized by anyone else in the world?
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