I'm new to his story. My GF got me a coin that was on the ship he looted. Can you tell me more about his treasure and why it's in Madagascar please ?

link to this "proof" ??

That's a great idea! I'll see what I can do. Episodes usually take some time to make, so I may not get to it for a while, but I'll definitely look into it.

You're quite welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Greetings from Canada :)

Happy to hear you enjoyed it! Out of all the videos I've done so far, this one took the most work to produce, so it's nice to hear when someone acknowledges your work. You know, I never really thought of that before. I may have to consider changing up the format of the titles going forward then. Thanks for giving me some input! I really appreciate it, actually.

I think it's not out of the realm of possibility that he escaped and just retired on a private island and drank rum to the end of his days. I can very much see this as a possibility. There's so many little islands off the coast of Madagascar, so that may explain why his remains were never found as well. We'll probably never know, but it's fun to theorize nonetheless!

Interesting, as I've never heard of this before (mind you it's much before my time). I'm definitely going to look this up! Thanks for sharing!

Just looked it up. Absolutely love the animation style! So adorable and innocent looking. Why can't modern cartoons look like this?! Thanks again for sharing this!

I've often wondered this as well. Realistically, it makes no sense, right? The only bit of rational I can think of for him going back is that he, essentially was hiding in plain sight, as nobody would ever think he would go back to England. But, even that is a long shot. There's a great line in the PS4 video game, Uncharted 4, where Sam jokingly says that maybe Avery settled down in a "small seaside shack." Honestly, there's a huge possibility that this was actually the case, as it seems like the perfect out for a man like him. We've heard stories of him setting up a pirate utopia, like Libertalia, but maybe it was actually just his own little utopia? Sadly, we'll probably never find out what happened to him though. Still, he's an interesting character to study!

I’m really here just because uncharted four made me really interested in this so I started researching about it this is very interesting

Thanks! I appreciate that!

Thanks for the comment! Have you tried checking out Etsy? A lot of artists sell custom made things on there. Depending on how much you're willing to spend, you might find a really nice chess board there. I've ordered numerous things from there and never had any issues.

Thank you! Really appreciate it! I'm in Canada, so it would be interesting to see what the conversion and shipping would be from Australian to Canadian dollar. I imagine it would be quite pricey, but I'll definitely check it out nonetheless! Thanks for the suggestion! I love the look of the chessmen, as they're just so quaint and really, are just a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I'd love to own a set one day.

Great observation! I definitely think you're on to something there, as the Icelandic horse has the long hair in front of its face, like the chessmen's horse does. Could just be a coincidence though, but what's the fun in thinking that way ;) Wouldn't surprise me if it were based on that type of horse though, as there is evidence to say that the Vikings were in Iceland at some point in history.

Thanks Jason! She's such an interesting and complex character in history, but sadly the stereotype of her being beautiful often overshadows how powerful (and ruthless) of a leader she really was. She's easily one of the most powerful women (and people in general) in all history.

Thank you so much and thanks for subscribing to the channel as well! It seriously means a lot, as we're just a small university society that does these videos for fun! Ads are the worst, aren't they?! Nothing worse than watching a video and halfway through, a car commercial pops up to interrupt everything. Feel free to post any questions you may ever have about any of the videos too. Always willing to answer them!

@@thecurioushistorian6877 personally I think there’s nothing wrong with them, it’s like saying it’s wrong to get money for your work, we all need money to live in this society we exist in

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Wow, that's actually really interesting, as I never knew that. Thanks for sharing!

Easily one of the best games I've ever played. For over a year now, I've been trying to gather up every little bit of research I can on Henry Avery & Libertalia, as Uncharted 4 did such a great job at establishing them in the game.

Thanks! Happy to hear you liked the video! Avery/Every is a very interesting character in history, but sadly, not much is known about him! I first learned about him through the video game Uncharted 4 and for over a year, I gathered every little bit of research I could find on him, as I just thought he was so interesting.

Hey Peter. Thanks for the question! Apologies for the tardy response, as I typically don't check my notifications as much now, since it's the summer. I actually haven't seen them in person either, as I still need to make my way to the British Museum or the National Museum of Scotland one of these days (preferably when there's no Covid). That said, I do remember recording some of the size dimensions when I did my research, but can't recall what they were off the top of my head. I'll look through my notes and get back to you as soon as I can. If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know!

Hey Peter. I have a couple dimensions here for you. I checked my notes and it turns out I only had the size dimensions recorded for the king, which was about 10.8 cm tall. So, I did a quick Google search and found out that the pawns are about 3.5cm - 5.8cm tall (depending on the set), while the other pieces are about 7-10cm tall. The largest piece being the king. Hopefully this answers your question and if you have any other questions, feel free to let me know, as I'd be happy to answer them!

As time progresses, so too does what we, as society, expect children to act like. Back then, children were essentially viewed as "small adults" or just cheap labour, so it's no surprise to see whenever a child had that much power that they'd abuse it. Ptolemy XIII was definitely a piece of work though! No denying that!

As always, thanks mom! :)

Apologies for the tardy response, but thank you Alex! Avery/Every is such an underrated character in history and not much is known about him sadly. If it weren't for the 'Gang-i-Sawi Heist' who's to say anyone would have ever heard of him in the first place!

Thanks!

Thanks!

I wondered if all the pieces appear to be carved by the same artist? If so, I wonder if perhaps the location was where the carver lived or worked and that's why there were so many. 96, I believe you said? That carver may have been the go-to for folks to commission pieces. Your video has peaked my interest in these pieces so I'm gonna go google so I can hopefully see what all of them looked like! Thanks for the great vid, Avery.

Upon first read I see that 78 were found. My bad, I didn't listen very well :)