This is the picture I mentioned on Episode 15 showing Cornet Castle, a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock, its importance was as a guardian not only of the Island, but of the roadstead.   Here’s the link to The University of Rochester website… Read More


Wow! I had no idea HoPP was mentioned in the best-history-podcasts-right-now-to-listen-to article on Uproxx.com ! Very cool stuff. Im a bit surprised but it looks like its our HoPP Podcast image along with Sir Dan Carlin’s Podcast image. How crazy is that!!? Honored is an Understatement! So excited for 2017 and #YearOfThePirate, i hope you all… Read More


Part 2 of these special episodes of HoPP is focusing on the International Pirate Awards and the winner for Favorite Male Historical Real Pirate !   The winner as we mentioned on the last episode, is a one Blackbeard Was he really as scary as everyone thought… Cheers to Gasparilla Media Website Design Renaissance Festival… Read More


Today’s special episode of HoPP is focusing on the International Pirate Awards and the winner for Female Historical Real Pirate !   I won’t spoil the fun here with telling you who the winner is, so hurry up and listen….but remember you can find the full list of winners for all sorts of piratical categories… Read More


Afternoon Crew! While you’re waiting for the next episode of HoPP, take a moment and check out this Special Episode which has been recorded by friend of the show Phil Johnson from the Under the Crossbones Podcast.  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/ We are posting it on both feeds because its about the first annual international pirate awards!!! Phil… Read More


On today’s episode of HoPP we look at the Pirates / Vikings that went to Ireland and how they were greeted by the Irish settlers, and then we turn to France and how the Vikings visited them many times before getting bored.  This episode is not as long as usual, but after the waves we… Read More


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Big news for HoPP, Captain Craigbuddy and the Crew of the History of Pirates Podcast! We’ve been nominated in the Education Category for The Academy of Podcaster Awards.   Here’s some more info: What is the Academy? The Academy of Podcasters is a group of influential contributors to the podcast space who will come together every… Read More


On episode 09 of the History of Pirates Podcast, we continue our look at The Cilician Pirates !   For Part 2, we learn about Caesar & The Pirates (Also a great cover band), as well as what i call the “Spartacus Money Grab” and then we’ll cover Pompey the Great and how he beat… Read More