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September 5th, 1717, Port of Nassau, on

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the island of New Providence. Woods

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Rogers, a former privateer and newly

0:51

appointed royal governor of the Bahamas,

0:53

stands on a barrel. He

0:56

holds a letter from George I, King

0:58

of Great Britain and Ireland. Hundreds

1:01

of pirates are gathered before

1:03

him, listening intently. They

1:06

know his visit to the pirate haven isn't a

1:08

social call. But

1:12

contrary to all expectations, the

1:14

new governor is there to propose a pact. George

1:17

I is offering the pirates his

1:19

royal pardon. The only

1:21

condition is that they stop their illegal activities.

1:24

If they accept, they can remain free.

1:27

But if they refuse, they will

1:29

be hunted down and killed without warning.

1:32

The pirates have one year to get back in line.

1:37

In the crowd, Edward England, a

1:39

pirate popular with the community, makes

1:41

an unexpected decision. Despite

1:44

having been a sailor in the merchant navy

1:46

who almost unwillingly became a pirate, he

1:49

chooses to refuse the king's pardon and

1:52

instead decides to embrace a new life. After

1:57

several weeks of preparation, he manages to

1:59

put together a new life. crew. He

2:01

also finds a ship, a small

2:03

sloop armed with several cannons. The

2:06

new captain sets sail in early 1718,

2:08

heading east towards his

2:10

pirate destiny. To

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Bones video game, discover the

2:26

stories of some of the most infamous

2:28

pirates of the Indian Ocean. The

2:32

cruel, bloodthirsty privateers, buccaneers and

2:34

sailors turned criminals, terrorized and

2:36

pillaged the seas. Pirates

2:39

were not born. They

2:42

were made. I'm

2:44

Michelle Rodriguez and you're listening to

2:46

Gangsters of the Sea. Edward

2:57

England was born in Ireland around 1685. Born into

2:59

neither the gentry or the middle

3:01

classes, he

3:05

was just an ordinary man. When

3:07

the war of the Spanish succession broke out,

3:09

he was only 15 years old. And

3:12

like many young men, he became

3:14

a privateer to fight the French ships on the

3:16

Atlantic Ocean. The

3:18

war lasted 13 years. Once

3:21

peace was restored, Edward England

3:23

was one of the thousands of privateers

3:25

and buccaneers who found themselves without a

3:27

job. Because without a war

3:29

to fight or a letter of mark from

3:32

the Admiralty, attacking a ship was considered an

3:34

act of piracy. Many

3:36

of these English, French and Dutch men

3:39

chose to continue, preferring to become pirates

3:41

rather than unemployed. It

3:44

was the start of the golden age of piracy

3:46

in the Caribbean. Edward

3:50

England kept on the straight and narrow. He

3:52

didn't want to become a pirate, and

3:55

instead boarded a merchant ship as

3:57

a simple sailor. In

4:00

Jamaica, the ship he worked

4:02

on was now a target for the hundreds

4:04

of outlaws operating in the region. While

4:07

sailing between islands, his ship was

4:09

attacked by Captain Winter. Some

4:11

of the crew, including England, were forced to

4:13

join the pirates. And

4:16

without really knowing how, he found

4:18

himself on the island of New Providence, the

4:21

largest pirate haven in the Caribbean. Known

4:25

as the Republic of Pirates, it was a

4:27

base where pirates could have their ships

4:29

repaired and stock up on provisions and

4:32

ammunition between expeditions. Renowned

4:34

pirates were established there, including Captain

4:36

Hornigold, the leader of the pirate

4:38

community, Black Sam, and

4:40

the French pirate Olivier La Vassieux,

4:42

nicknamed the Buzzard. These

4:44

legendary pirates formed themselves into the flying

4:47

game. Edward

4:49

England soon made himself noticed. Brave

4:51

and reckless, he was popular with

4:53

the other pirates. Unlike

4:55

the majority of the cruel and bloodthirsty men

4:58

on this island, he stood out for being

5:00

good-hearted and lenient with his victims. For

5:03

England, killing or torturing without a valid reason

5:05

was out of the question. This

5:08

character trait astonished his peers. But

5:10

as England didn't say anything about their

5:12

practices, they left him alone. In

5:19

1716, he became a real pirate, joining

5:21

the crew of Henry Jennings, a

5:23

privateer turned pirate with experience operating

5:25

in the Caribbean. With

5:28

Jennings, England took part in an expedition

5:30

off the coast of Florida. They

5:34

went looking for a vast treasure lost by

5:36

the Spaniards a few months earlier. During

5:39

this expedition, the pirates

5:41

raided coastal villages, looking for gold

5:44

coins. They were

5:46

terribly cruel to the villagers, killing men

5:48

raping women and burning their villages. Again,

5:51

Edward England stood out for his peers, refusing

5:54

to resort to such violence, which

5:56

he considered unnecessary. During

6:03

their quest, the pirates managed to get

6:05

their hands on 87,000 pounds in gold and silver

6:09

coins, equivalent to nearly $18 million today.

6:14

But Captain Jennings' Florida expedition made

6:16

waves. The Kingdom of

6:18

Spain complained to the English, and

6:21

the King was forced to take action. That

6:23

was when Woods Rogers, the new governor of

6:25

the Bahamas, offered the pirates of

6:28

new Providence the King's pardon. Captain

6:31

Jennings accepted and retired wealthy to

6:34

an island plantation, as did Benjamin

6:36

Hornigold, but Edward England refused

6:38

to take this way out and embraced his

6:40

new life as a pirate. If

6:44

he wanted to avoid being caught by the

6:46

English ships hunting down pirates, he had to

6:48

leave the Caribbean. So

6:50

with the new crew of his small ship, he

6:53

headed east, to the African coast. He

6:58

went to the mouth of the Gambia River

7:00

to hunt for merchant ships involved in the

7:02

triangular trade. His

7:04

first prey soon appeared on the horizon, the

7:07

Caddigan, an English vessel captained by

7:09

a man named Skinner. Several

7:12

of England's men recognized Skinner when they

7:14

climbed aboard the other ship and captured

7:16

its crew. A dozen of

7:18

them served under him during the War of

7:21

the Spanish Succession, and it's

7:23

safe to say that he wasn't a very popular captain.

7:26

After working without pay and difficult conditions

7:28

under him, the pirates were thrilled

7:31

to cross paths with their former captain. One

7:34

of the pirates said, ah, Captain Skinner,

7:36

it's you. I'm much in

7:38

your debt, and now I shall pay you

7:40

in your own coin. The

7:44

pirates tied the captain to the ship's deck and

7:46

started throwing empty bottles at him. But

7:49

when some decided to take the torture a step

7:51

further, Edward England intervened.

7:54

He refused to allow his prisoners to be

7:56

tortured. Instead, the pirate captain

7:58

stepped forward with his guns. shot Skinner

8:00

in the head and then let the ship

8:03

and the rest of the crew go. 1719

8:10

was the most prolific year of the pirate captain's

8:12

career. Captured more than a

8:14

dozen ships each time without

8:16

much effort and without losing many

8:18

men. The ship's

8:20

holds were stripped bare and then

8:22

they were sunk, burned, or became part

8:25

of Edward's small fleet. He

8:27

also chose a new ship from his prizes, the

8:30

Pearl, a 34 cannon

8:32

frigate which he renamed the

8:34

Royal James. After

8:37

several months of action the pirates fleets were

8:39

looking worse for wear. They had to

8:41

stop for repairs so Edward England

8:43

made port in a small town in the Gulf

8:45

of Guinea. Over

8:48

the several weeks it took to repair the

8:50

vessels the pirates made themselves comfortable. Looking

8:53

for a good time they grew increasingly

8:55

belligerent and the tension went up

8:57

a notch when they started raping the village's women.

9:01

Male villagers weren't happy and became

9:03

aggressive too. The situation

9:05

escalated and mass fighting broke out on

9:07

land. Although some pirates were

9:09

killed the villagers were

9:11

massacred. Before setting sail

9:13

the pirates made sure to burn down

9:15

almost the entire village. After

9:19

their departure Captain England got his crew

9:21

to vote on their next destination they

9:23

had to stay away from the Caribbean and

9:25

had already stripped the ships of the African

9:27

Coast Bear. So naturally

9:29

they decided to head further east into

9:32

the Indian Ocean. They'd heard

9:34

talk of the pirate exploits of Thomas II

9:36

and Henry Every and wanted to help themselves

9:38

to the treasures circulating on the eastern seas.

9:41

The Royal James and the pirate fleet

9:43

rounded the Cape of Good Hope and

9:45

entered the Mozambique Channel in early 1720.

9:48

They planned to travel North

9:50

to Madagascar. When

10:10

he arrived in the Comoros to

10:12

the north west of Madagascar, Edward

10:14

England had an improbable encounter. He

10:16

discovered the remains as Olivier, a

10:18

lover says ship shattered on the

10:21

rocks. The. French pirate and part of

10:23

his crew were on the beach. The.

10:25

Captain was aware of the Buzzards reputation.

10:28

Inexperienced. Pirate. Olivier liver

10:30

so was a perfect day. He

10:33

came aboard and set sail with English squadron

10:35

to the Malabar coast of India. Where.

10:37

They captured several ships. They

10:41

targeted merchant ships oh and the

10:43

Mughal empire and the Marotta Confederacy,

10:45

but also attacked European ships, even

10:47

the most heavily armed ones. When.

10:51

They spotted a Dutch worship of the

10:53

Indian post. The pirates didn't hesitate for

10:55

a moment. The. Dutch crude the

10:57

do nothing in the face as these men on

10:59

a rampage. As

11:01

a thirty four, Can and ship was much

11:03

larger and more powerful than his ship. Edward

11:06

England, naturally decided to has it

11:08

for himself. He named

11:10

it senses in honor of legendary

11:12

Captain Henry. Every. In

11:17

the late summer of seventeen Twenty, the pirate

11:19

spotted a promising tomboy not far. From

11:21

the Camaros through. Their spyglass they

11:23

could see to English shit and

11:25

a ship on by the East

11:27

India Company. The vessels were equipped

11:29

for fighting with. their holes were

11:31

potentially cells with treasure. With

11:35

the three ships and is pirate

11:37

sleep Edward England set sail for

11:39

new targets. But. When they

11:41

saw the black flag to of

11:43

the ship sailed off managing to

11:46

escape the Cassandra, the East India

11:48

Company shifts with now facing the

11:50

pirates alone. It's captain James Mcrae

11:53

was in the area to hunt

11:55

down pirate ships. And. He wasn't

11:57

going to go down without a fight. The

12:00

had seen the pirate ship heading for. His

12:02

So the first shots fired seem

12:04

from both sides. But.

12:08

England had the advantage to sleep,

12:10

had over sixty cannons and he

12:12

was looking to make his gun

12:14

powder do the talking. A rain

12:16

of cannon balls sell on the

12:19

to sunder com board Captain Mcrae

12:21

went all he performed a series

12:23

of maneuvers to avoid the dangers

12:25

of five, even managed to respond

12:27

several of his can and hit

12:29

the fancy leaving the city hall

12:31

and a pitiful say. Nevertheless,

12:35

the pirates launched a boarding

12:37

parties the. Sanders crew witness they're

12:39

shipped over run by a wave

12:41

of savages. Despite. Being prepared,

12:43

they couldn't believe their eyes. New

12:46

fighter was spared anyone who didn't

12:48

surrender. Add. Their throats cost

12:50

over thrown overboard scores.

12:52

Of men lost their lives, but

12:54

the pirate crew was also severely

12:56

weakened as the English sailors managed

12:58

to aim true. Bullets.

13:00

And sword flu. Gradually.

13:03

The bodies as pirates and East Indian

13:05

men became a stockpile on the Cassandras

13:07

death. After

13:13

over five hours of unusually violent

13:15

fighting, the pirates managed to gain

13:17

the upper hand. Seeing the

13:19

number of bodies, Captain Mcrae and some

13:21

of his men realized that the bow

13:23

was lost, but that didn't mean that

13:26

they would surrender. In

13:28

desperation, the climbed aboard makeshift grass

13:30

or dove into the water and

13:32

slim away. They. Reached the

13:35

beach on Angela and hid in

13:37

the jungle. Mcrae

13:41

and his men holed up in the

13:43

dense forest for days. But. They

13:45

were wounded, hungry and thirsty. When.

13:48

They couldn't continue a day longer. The

13:50

East India Company captain decided to surrender

13:53

to Edward England. They.

13:55

Returned to the Cassandra board a

13:57

small boat presenting themselves to the

13:59

pirate. To their hands in the air. Mcrae

14:02

in the English Sailors Were In Love.

14:05

The pirate captain stuck to his

14:07

guns loyal to his principal. He

14:10

wouldn't kill his enemies without a reason. That

14:13

he still had to convince his

14:15

men his crew was ready to

14:17

attack the prisoners. John Taylor, England's

14:19

former quartermaster and now captain of

14:21

his own ship in the fleet,

14:23

wanted to make an example of

14:25

them. He planned to torture

14:27

and kill them. Edward

14:31

England use a novel strategy to convince

14:34

Taylor do agree with him. He

14:36

knew he wouldn't be able to turn down Silver.

14:39

So. He made the solution simple. Convinced.

14:41

Taylor with alcohol. The.

14:44

Captain invited Tailored to his cabin

14:46

and then encouraged him to drink

14:48

himself senseless. Is a

14:51

ruse paid off two hours later

14:53

staggering. And slurring his words, John.

14:55

Taylor announced he agreed with his

14:57

captain. James. Mcrae was

14:59

allowed to leave alive. Although.

15:02

He had to give England the to sandra.

15:05

Mcrae. Got was left of the fancy.

15:07

In. The pirate sailed away. By

15:11

some miracle, Captain Mcrae managed to

15:13

return to India aboard the records'

15:16

Snc. Once there, he

15:18

wasted no time and sharing his

15:20

tail with the authorities. In a

15:23

letter to the King, he told

15:25

of the abuses committed by the

15:27

Paris, the severed limbs, decapitated bodies,

15:30

and everything that remain. All

15:32

nine on the deck of his ship.

15:35

The news spread like wildfire. Edward

15:37

England and is pirate fleet came

15:39

marked man. A

15:43

few weeks later, when he boarded in English

15:45

If Edward England learned that he. Was being

15:47

hunted? His crew were furious.

15:50

And blamed him for his leniency with

15:52

Mcrae. If the captain had

15:54

killed him, they wouldn't be the target of

15:56

all the ships and the East India Company.

15:59

John. Taylor proposed a vote to

16:01

remove the captain from his post,

16:04

and unsurprisingly, Edward England

16:06

was forced to relinquish command of

16:08

the Cassandra. Worse

16:10

still, he was marooned on a beach on the

16:12

island of Mauritius with three

16:14

other sailors. They were put

16:16

ashore with provisions for just a few days,

16:19

abandoned to their fate, and

16:21

indirectly condemned to death. But

16:25

Mauritius had plenty of resources. The four

16:28

men hunted and fished for food. The

16:31

island had also at one time been used

16:33

by the Dutch, and the men used

16:35

the abandoned remains of their houses to build

16:37

a small boat. Against

16:40

all odds, they survived and

16:43

managed to set sail. Four

16:46

months after being marooned on their desert

16:48

island, the sailors arrived

16:50

in St. Augustine's Bay, Madagascar. Edward

16:54

England had lost everything. He

16:56

no longer had a ship or any treasure.

16:59

He had lost a limb and was unable

17:01

to join a crew. The

17:03

former pirate with the glorious pass drowned

17:05

his sorrows. Instead of scouring

17:07

the seas, he scoured taverns,

17:09

living off the charity of the inhabitants

17:12

of the pirate haven. But

17:14

destiny caught up with him. In

17:17

1721, Edward England died

17:19

of a tropical disease, destitute

17:22

and in complete anonymity. I'm

17:26

Michelle Rodriguez, and this has been

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