The Golden Age of Piracy with Richard Blakemore

Today we talk all things pirate history - please welcome Richard Blakemore, the author of ENEMIES OF ALL: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIRACY, published by The History Press in the UK, Pegasus Books in the USA and Hollands Diep in the Netherlands.Let's de-bunk those pirate myths. Did they really have to walk the plank? Why do we picture pirates always having a pet parrot? What life was reality for men onboard a raiding ship? Let's find out...Welcome, Richard!Get Enemies of All:http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/enemies-of-all-9781639366330-hardcover (USA)https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/enemies-of-all/ (UK)https://www.hollandsdiep.nl/boek/3076/richard-blakemore-vijanden-van-iedereen.html (NL)Find Richard:https://cms9-prod.rdg.ac.uk/history/our-staff/dr-richard-blakemorehttps://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/yo-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-rum-the-curious-history-of-pirate-music/http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/richard-blakemoreFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.