498. Were the Kirke Brothers War Pirates?

In 1628, an English fleet left Britain for the St. Lawrence River led by the adventurer privateer Kirke Brothers. Samuel de Champlain, anxiously awaited relief ships from France to feed the residents of Quebec who were on the point of starvation. In 1629, the five Kirke brothers, now aware of the desperate conditions facing the Quebecers, demanded a French surrender of the fort, settlement and fur-trading post. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rn76aefdBRY which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Samuel de Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/40Ty6ck New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy  Books about Pirates available at https://amzn.to/4aMr1ld  Pirate mystery novel (Seeking Sasha) at https://amzn.to/4oqp7Ku  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM LibriVox: Founder of New France-A Chronicle of Champlain by C.W. Colby, read by K. McAsh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.