The Rise and Fall of Pirate Captain Kidd

<p>Was Captain William Kidd a ruthless pirate or a pawn in a royal gamble gone wrong? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Debbie Kilroy trace his meteoric rise from privateer to pariah, backed by a secret syndicate of powerful men, including the king. Mutiny, murder, and betrayal follow as power and politics turn Kidd’s royal commission into one of history’s most dramatic downfalls.</p><br><p>MORE:</p><p><strong>Women Pirates of the Caribbean</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/tm/podcast/women-pirates-of…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/0LC4MXJQZloEoYHkVb3WS…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Pirates of the Pacific & the Spanish Empire</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pirates-of-the-p…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/75hTTlnDtthMmOaeHnXso…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…; </p>

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