This week we are covering the life of a man who can lay claim to being the most successful pirate ever, despite spending less time as a pirate than most people spend at college. Join us as we chart Henry Every's rise from relative obscurity, using only his drive, his ambition, his possible sociopathy and his definite disregard for any sort of long-term thinking to become the most notorious man on the planet. Though we will leave it up to you to decide if he deserves his enduring legendary status as 'The Pirate King' Guest Host: Emma Heathcote<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This week we are covering the life of a man who can lay claim to being the most successful pirate ever, despite spending less time as a pirate than most people spend at college. Join us as we chart Henry Every's rise from relative obscurity, using only his drive, his ambition, his possible sociopathy and his definite disregard for any sort of long-term thinking to become the most notorious man on the planet. Though we will leave it up to you to decide if he deserves his enduring legendary status as 'The Pirate King' Guest Host: Emma Heathcote Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are covering the life of a man who can lay claim to being the most successful pirate ever, despite spending less time as a pirate than most people spend at college. Join us as we chart Henry Every's rise from relative obscurity, using only his drive, his ambition, his possible sociopathy and his definite disregard for any sort of long-term thinking to become the most notorious man on the planet. Though we will leave it up to you to decide if he deserves his enduring legendary status as 'The Pirate King' Guest Host: Emma Heathcote Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Henry Every - A man who took the phrase 'riches of the sea' a bit too literally

The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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