Best of the History Guy: Pirates!

From the vaults, five classic The History Guy episodes about pirates. Because don't all good stories involve pirates?
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Contents of this Video:
0:00 - Pirates and the Earthquake that Destroyed Port Royal
9:58 - Martin Frobisher, Explorer, Privateer and Pirate
20:58 - The King of Pirates, Hayreddin Barbarossa
29:40 - Arch Pirate Henry Every
42:14 - The Wreck of the Whydah Galley

[@donmorgan3710]

As a descendant of Henry's brother Charles, thanks for not disparaging Uncle Henry. --Don Morgan

[@hankw69]

In the late 80's, while in the service, I was stationed with a Jamaican named Elvis. One morning he raised his coffee cup and made a toast to the 25th anniversary of Jamaican Independence. I asked how well his beloved island had faired since the the British left. He replied with a smile, "Went straight to Hell, man. Jamaicans can't run anything..."

[@tomtheplummer7322]

...barely run a bobsled. Good thing that goes downhill too. 😏

[@austingode]

The Jamaican people just traded one oppressor for another

[@frostyjim2633]

Self-awareness is my favorite human trait

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

At least they are local crooks. Not Brittish Crooks.

[@hankw69]

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 crooks are crooks...

[@stevenpreston4597]

This guy is too good. He's like listening to your trusted grandfathers. Keep producing my good man. Oh, do a video of the Titanic's radio room's arrogance. It was deadly; "Shut-up, shut-up, I'm busy." when told to slow down.

[@nitrogasm]

Because doesn't every good story involve pirates! Man you make my day everytime.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

🏴‍☠

[@djquinn11]

Arrrrrrrr you sure?

[@JamesSmith-op7yc]

Or cats? I love THG.

[@reallyright2431]

Love this guy, started watching ww1 on this channel over 3years ago.

[@dannagy546]

Black Sam Bellemy is my favourite pirate! Ive been to the Wydah museum and held real spanish silver coins from his ship. It was such an incredible experience!

[@pamelamays4186]

Being a Pittsburgh native, I totally agree that all good stories include Pirates!

[@frostyjim2633]

I know one about your dad, the butt-pirate of Pittsburg

[@tttrippydog]

And the best Pirate story's, have a, seventh inning stretch!!!

[@Bhartrampf]

That was just awesome, lots of history that I didn't know and I love history and pirates

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

So you like transvestite thieves ?

[@markdagostino9666]

Thank you for sharing this information. The Skull and Bones has a lot more of meaning than what most know.

[@manuelvazquez8850]

Skull and bones, are the best Pirates of all times.has dominated the seas.

[@mcollins1401]

Yeah....George W. Bush was a member at one time...

[@jessematthews7294]

Thus yale graduates who are members of scull n bones. Ideology of piracy. Hmmm

[@ssgusa]

I want to see a History Guy episode on the history of the History Guy!

[@timsmith5339]

Me too!

[@preshisify]

😂

[@Richard-0001]

This man is a jewel of the planet. Sure he is American, he is a blessing to us all. Thank you for what you have been doing for years

[@warehouselead]

I love these compilations! Great for listening to while relaxing!

[@williamsherman1089]

I always like listening to these videos while I'm drifting off, then I have to go through and find where I left off from the night before because they are interesting but relaxing at the same time. Old westerns are the same way

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

@@williamsherman1089 I’m going to take you to court!

[@mitchizer]

As a Canadian and a history buff, thank you.

[@johnh7119]

Have you ever done the history of school busses? I am a school bus driver in Southern Illinois and I just read an article in the Smithsonian about that subject. It was only 2 pages but very interesting. I could almost hear you talking while I was reading it.

[@markrossow6303]

so besides the School Bus Yellow color, there was School Bus Orange in 1972, my Dad bought the 1943 Millys MB shown in my profile pic -- we lived at Ft. Huachuca (The jeep had been in N. Africa for WW2 -- big non-standard 2nd gas tank, under passenger seat.) When we visited my Grandparents the next summer, ahead of Mainz W. Germany & my Kindergarten in a Quonset Hut, he took it to the School Bus Paint Shed, where an H.S. friend put on thick Orange paint -- that lasted until ~2005 As to school buses for High School age, Seattle now has them only for mobility-impaired students -- the others get year-round unlimited County bus + lightrail passes

[@SirenaSpades]

Check out the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor, Maine. It's very interesting.

[@tadroid3858]

Great compilation!! Do you have one on, say, Medal of Honor winners or something? You have so many great pieces. Thanks, as always.

[@harrybond1485]

Who cares.That would be boring as hell.

[@linda1lee2]

@@harrybond1485 I saw the Medal of Honor video and it wasn't boring. Someone said the History Guy could make anything interesting.

[@austingode]

Fascinating as usual . Hispaniola is actually Haiti 🇭🇹 and Santo Domingo . I grew up in the British Caribbean. A doc about the Jamaican Maroons would be great , and one about the Haitian slave rebellion 🙏

[@smhedge]

I think I have seen most of these episodes individually, but I really liked this compilation. In this case, the whole is better than the sum of its parts. Keep up the great work, History Guy! And yes, every good story does involve pirates.

[@VarangianGuard13]

Listening to another amazing video by The History Guy whilst making breakfast. Yeah, today rocks! Long live The History Guy!

[@brianmason3941]

Eggs-actly doing that too! 2/19/23

[@TrevorMorgan]

Being related to a pirate, I can relate lol. El Capitan MORGAN! Awesome videos. I love Henry James Morgan's history. Way to kick it off THG!

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

They took Jamaica and Belize. But failed on a hundred battles againts the Spain Soldiers. Puerto Rico killed Hawkins and Drake Pirates in 1595.

[@chuck3441]

I really enjoy all the shows,I wish I had a history teacher like you.

[@swamprat69er]

I learn something new every day. I thought a buck an ear was the price of corn still on the cob.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I just love this channel so much! Thank you for what you do! You are providing an important service by consolidating historical knowledge into entertaining, easily understood videos.

[@billytwoknives6495]

Once again, I've learned a few things watching this video. You're the most interesting and informative man on KZbin.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Always an outstanding video and presentation.

[@christalbert4217]

Thanks for the great stories really enjoy them sir

[@jerrysantos6484]

Loved this video. Thank you.

[@barryallison16]

Thanks!

[@christine2ehgtinyhouse893]

I love history and you make it so enjoyable and informative thank you.❤

[@kenmccahan414]

When I was in Middle School in Dennis Massachusetts, Barry Clifford, the person that found the Whydah, brought the underwater film footage to our school, and we had a school assembly, and watched it.He lives in Dennis. Black Sam Bellamy, and the witch of Wellfleet. They are still pulling gold out of that wreck. There's a Pirate museum in Yarmouth dedicated to this story. The Whydah is the only authentic pirate ship ever found. If you go to that museum, you can watch them carefully restore the gold.

[@kenmccahan414]

An excellent book, and I highly recommend it, if you like thus kind of history, mixed with a little Cape Cod folklore.. Master of the Sweet Trade: A Story of the Pirate Samuel Bellamy, Mariah Hallett, and the Whydah By Elizabeth Moisan "Samuel Bellamy, Maria Hallett, and the Whdyah Sam Bellamy is a sailor and willing to work, but he’d like a return on his effort that isn’t available to the people in his social class. He objects to living with laws he has no voice in making that favor the wealthy, and exact unjust punishments on the poor. To take a stand, he becomes an outlaw. He is a pirate, and the sweet trade of piracy is a capital crime. Mariah Hallett is a talented weaver with an unusual skill for healing animals that her neighbors both fear, and use when convenient. She is at the center of a controversy between two religious men, each determined to save her soul: One believes she is blessed, the other believes she is a witch. When she is accused murder, she is banished to live alone on the high moors overlooking the sea. The Whydah is a slave ship returning to England, her hold filled with the golden profits from trading in human beings. Captured by Sam and his crew, she is refitted as a pirate ship, heavily armed and loaded with plunder. Sam and Mariah are lovers and kindred spirits. He returns to her in the Whydah, and she’s waiting for him. But gold doesn’t float. Based in part on the little-known life Samuel Bellamy (1689-1717), Master of the Sweet Trade is set against portraits of pirate life on the high seas and the hardscrabble life on Cape Cod in the early 1700s. Elizabeth Moisan pulls together strands of history and legend, and with imagination, spins a tale of patience and trust between lovers; the struggle for liberty; and honor among thieves."

[@privateerwoodworksnmore]

These best of hour long compollutions are great for late night road trips thank you

[@simonmusgrovewethey]

Sir Thomas Cochrane, one of the greatest naval seamen of all time could be a great subject to make a documentary about.

[@onewolf3750]

Also, Sir Sidney Smith was an extremely colorful character who stopped Napoleon at Acre in the middle east among other things

[@russellhurst3041]

Excelente!!!! love your channel, keep going History guy.

[@nahteo]

Great video, thanks THC!

[@CaliforniaFly]

Great episode! I really enjoyed it.

[@MrFroglips69]

Truly enjoy all of your episodes. You remind me very much of my history teacher when I was in Jr., high school in Malibu, California. Like him you always make history come alive.

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

What did the first mate see down the toilet- the Captains log.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Lol. Wow.

[@rayne4751]

Can you do an entire show on Jean Laffite? I am from New Orleans and growing up I heard all kinds of stories. I use to fire the cannons at the Challmette battlefield. I know all about it. Would like to see your take on it...

[@kerryprance3767]

Very good job!! So many writers miss the Boucan thing. To add to it - It was usually wild pig that was smoked over a native plant then called " Pimento". Which was " Allspice", not the red pepper we refer to as Pimento today.

[@davepotanko5514]

Great stories, thank you.

[@elidanava545]

yo the pocket watch is just crazy chillin

[@kathyastrom1315]

Pirates show up a few times on my family tree! A cousin of my 9th great grandfather named Cornelius Quick helped out Captain Kidd by moving some of his booty around New York harbor. An 8th great grandfather John Frost was the captain of a ship that was captured by the pirate ship Le Grande on July 4, 1717 while going from Barbados to Boston. The complaint he filed In Portsmith, NH when he got back is the only reason I know that the ship was transporting not only rum and sugar, but also slaves, which was a big shock to me (I was smug in my geographic certainty that, since the family had been from Maine and New York, there would be no slaveholders or traders-wrong! Not only was he at the helm of a slave ship, there were several slave owners there as well). And my 12th great grandfather Jan Janszoon (or Jansen) was a Dutch privateer turned Barbary Coast Corsair. He should be featured here-he was also the president of the Republic of Salé and Grand Admiral of their fleet. Two of his sons moved to New Amsterdam where they had an extensive line of descendants.

[@Zorglub1966]

It's an impressive family history! Thank you for sharing.👍

[@theresehopkins1581]

There is an excellent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher that says it so well... "if you lived in those times.... that's what you did.... but how you treated the people, that was your choice."😊

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you History Guy

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

Much respect to all the old boys❤

[@jerryfrohn9894]

When I worked at salmon ruins,our crew was known as the pirate crew we had a skull and bones flying above the 8 rooms we were excavating,we each had our own pirate nickname .great video thank you.

[@alicehardy9094]

AHOY, .MATEY! Today's history lesson was out of this world! (From the 17th century to the 20th century!) Thank you! Many facts and stories I was unacquainted with! This episode is my favorite of all the episodes I've had the pleasure of enjoying! I'd pay you, but I am all out of gold or silver so you will have to accept these paltry words of appreciation!

[@1339LARS]

Thank you for the vid!!!! //Lars😀

[@timsmith5339]

I love your channel. I particularly like the way you cut through myths, legends and the just plain wrong, to get to the facts. As you say, this, as well as being more satisfying, is often more interesting than the fictions. On the subject of piracy, I wondered why more wasn't done to protect these ships that seemed so vulnerable to being attacked? Is it a case that we hear an unrepresentative sample when talking about pirates? Perhaps arming the trade ships as you describe was a proportionate response and in reality, only a small number out of vast numbers were pirated? Perhaps also, there were many successes in fending off their attackers. I should think there are many records of such occurrences, perhaps they would make an interesting episode some day? As these ships were famously insured, there must indeed have been a satisfactory number got through safely.

[@greggbaker7120]

Enjoyed the Compile 🙂

[@jeffpiatt3879]

Great job, as always! Was Port Royal really ravaged by Hurricanes? I thought the current narrative is that there were no hurricanes before 2000, when global warming was "discovered."

[@RP-ks6ly]

Nice one.....who knew that weather has constantly been changing since the beginning?

[@gregmcdonald7357]

God bless you. Keep up the good work. Feeding the algorithms.

[@kyleyonker5396]

Love your content sr.

[@bethbartlett5692]

*FYI: a little note regarding Pyrite* Pyrite has actually gained in value, there some new uses and it has always also been valued in uses related to its properties in Crystal like uses. I particularly like it in jewelry and like creative use. When searching for Gold, the desire focus being profiting, then Pyrite would certainly pale in comparison, but when valuing it's beauty and other values, Pyrite is a most worthy find.

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks

[@mikekincaid7412]

Your my history teacher.. thank you

[@raywhitehead730]

One of the last Pirates, here. "Ice Pirates" . The helicopter side of US Navy Squadron VXE 6 often , flew the Jolly Rodger from our hanger in McMurdo Antarctica. Several US Navy attack and Fighter squadrons going back to 1952 were called the "Jolly Rogers." It was a sign if pride and bitterness, as the Aviators were assigned some if the worst flying conditions in the world, but also it was a career ending assignment for most.

[@TheRiverPirate13]

I live in St Augustine FL and have been to spot where the 1st Thanksgivings Day took place (or the best guess by the local historians). My pirate character "The River Pirate" is based on a historical event that involved Captain Bannister defeating two Royal British warships at Samana Bay at the mouth of the Rio Yuna in Western Hispanola in 1686. We pirates are legendary because of the stories! I'm in Pirate character in most of my KZbin videos. I love The History Guy videos! Always great content!

[@jorge3319]

Excellent

[@thesaints-7-andrew.]

Watching from Greece.hi everybody.

[@jonsmith1873]

Thank you

[@bethbartlett5692]

*(History Guy: you may get a kick outta this!:)* BTW: The 1st time I saw Mrs History Guy, I thought she was "the Daughter", that was several years back, but I don't know how long, it was, I believe, during the UK trip that it finally dawned on me she was "the Wife", and now I seem to be distracted by a thought that she could be "the sister". They say when folks are together long enough they take on each other's traits ... Everyone use to say, my late husband and I looked like Brother and Sister, a Ken and Barbie, I suppose that "trait thing, may have some foundation". ... and That's a *"Thought worth Remembering"* 💖

[@LMOTO3130]

I was wondering the same thing. Wife or daughter... I settled on daughter. So I was wrong?

[@artjones2498]

i probaly commented before but you make history very interesting....enjoyable...i wish you were my teacher in high school...i might have actually chosen a different profesion....thank you history family....

[@baronhyatt6729]

Yes hell yes... dig it all up and film it i would love to see that

[@BasicDrumming]

Great video.

[@howardjohnson2138]

Thanks

[@jessgunn6639]

I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT IF THE HISTORY GUY WOULD CONSIDER DEDICATING THIS EPISODE TO CAPTAIN KORI, I`M SURE HIS FAMILY WOULD LOVE IT

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Fascinating ship Wars history unbelievable stuff for the high seas between the European powers and up to the Indian ocean just amazing like a World War but only on the high seas. Thx THG !

[@DrewSohl]

A real rogue,and adventurer.

[@DDAWGY1]

What an amazing episode! you have no equals Mr. FG!

[@marksimpson2689]

What’s not to enjoy about pirate stories, always enjoy your videos

[@6bluestrings]

Thank you.

[@mikmik9034]

Whoa, There. It can be presumed that it happened in the Morning by other sources. But A watch using the standard of 12 Hours, has two 11 o'clock (AM/PM) . So without collaboration the watch could have been stopped at PM.

[@Trav_Can]

5:57 I know from personal experience that parrots like to get drunk. Down in Peru I would take a parrot to the corner bar and share my beer with him. He loved it! Never turned down a sip. I learned after the first these outings to sling a towel over my shoulder first. Drunk parrots are going to piss/poo a lot. All hail the great cloaca!

[@stevemorrison8422]

Pirates! - kzbin.infoQIscd1vP08c?si=D6maPz6KNqj7NHsW

[@gregfeneis609]

38:20 Usually when coins of precious metal are "clipped", it's not to cause a decrease in the coins' value, although that is the result, but to gain wealth in the shavings and pass the coins off as fully valued.

[@poetnathan26]

Loved this vid! Bravp

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Mick said it best he can't get no liquefaction!🎵 What too soon?

[@mycatsanahole8356]

Well dang, now i have that song playing in my head. Have a thumbs up for picking the background music of my day.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@mycatsanahole8356 You are welcome Youngling 😊

[@paulvanallen-lononca]

The Dutch, Thanksgiving was found in the late part of 15th century also!

[@Malloc42]

YAY! A Pirates story! Oh Mr History Guy, how about something on "The history of little ladies and their Blue Hair". I'm interested how pirates figure in to this one. ;)

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

Yeah. Some like to see those transvestites thieves wearing mascara. Ummm !! Why ??

[@briannelson4493]

I would love to hear about Joseph Banister . I’ve already listened to John Chaterton who found the wreck off Banister Island

[@Jakeryker2000]

You should talk about International Pirate Day --- Sept 19 ---- every year

[@edstein5642]

Please do a piece on the Gulf Coast of Florida piracy. Was pirate Jose Gaspar a real person? Was Captiva Island actually used for pirate captives awaiting ransom? Lots of myths to be investigated…

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

5:40 How Debauched was it ?

[@masterskrain2630]

Henry Avery met The Doctor and Amy and Rory on the "Fancy".

[@tonytoonstours]

I'll enjoy this.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

The name Barbarossa has been used a fair amount in fiction, and that's where I first encountered it as a kid. I find it odd that, given the amount I've read and watched on the subject of pirates, information about Barbarossa has rarely come up--nearly everything I heard in this episode about him was new to me. It's such a shame that he worked for the Ottomans...so many people became slaves because of him. Well, one of my favorite science fiction/fantasy (hard to classify it) series has one of the protagonists getting caught by Barbary pirates--and somehow is cured of the syphilis he'd been plagued with for years--The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson. Now I feel like reading it once again. There's a kid's book that my oldest sister has, that I read in the late sixties. It includes a story about Blackbeard, and his demise. I'll admit that I was rooting for the pirates, and was really annoyed at the lieutenant who brought him down. I'm going to have to find out what the title is, so I can find a copy for myself.

[@ricardodelano2205]

our first synagogue was there in port royal , when spanish town became capitol we rebuild it there , until kingston became capitol now it is in kingston Duke street Synagogue.

[@armandhammer9617]

Your parrot is drunk again he's flying upside down. Nah, he's not drunk there's just nothing to poop on down here.

[@MrWeedWacky]

Arrr Liked this video!

[@waynesullivant]

Wouldn’t it be funny if that pocket watch was set wrong. 😂

[@novr0nthegreat454]

Oh Long John Silver thinks you did a disservice to him matey. Haha treasure Island that was my favorite film as a kid, well its still is. Good video sir.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

When you’re discussing Probisher, it seems your video segment cuts off before you are finished

[@CalicoJackxx]

As so often happens, the backstory can be more intriguing than the main story. Prior to the history that you have so we'll described, the English pirate/privater William Jackson successfully defeated the Spanish in several locations and thus opened the door for others Europeans to take on the Spainiard. The most interesting accomplishment was his defeat of the Spanish on Jamaica in 1643 and the discovery of "diverse Portuguese of the Hebrew nation who came into us seeking asylum, and promised to show us where the Spainiards hid thier gold" Fortunately, Captain Jacksons journal has been preserved (Camden Miscellany Vol XIII) And provided the motivation for Edward Kritzler to write the amazing book "Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean"

[@allendyer5359]

Just think if Long John Silvers had brought Lord Woodbine in with Carl, Ramon & De Satel at that Jacaranda. We'd all love that Caribbean steel drum beat et al.

[@Vmaxfodder]

Do Seattle next!

[@Saltshaker2016]

I love these videos… but, how do we KNOW first that the pocket watch was set correctly then how do we KNOW that the watch stopped @ the moment of the earthquake?

[@catofthecastle1681]

Waste of space

[@DrK-atYourService]

I was wondering this too. Maybe here the watch went under water and stopped right then but they use this in old movies all the time (on dry land). How long between 'winds' on a pocket watch anyway?

[@DrK-atYourService]

@@catofthecastle1681 @Cat..... don't be so hard on yourself. Alternatively, would you like to see the inside of my van?

[@Saltshaker2016]

@@DrK-atYourService once a day? 🤷🏼‍♂️ I never carried a watch that needed winding.

[@Saltshaker2016]

@@catofthecastle1681 what’s a waste of space?

[@peterprice6365]

Great series of stories. However I was slightly disappointed not to hear about Peter Easton, Pirate Admiral from Bay Roberts Newfoundland, who after a very successful pirate career amassing some 40 ships in his fleet, unapproachable by the kings navy, later missed the arrival of his Kings pardon, having gone to sea again. By all accounts he became a Noble man in Savoy, now part of Southern France and enjoyed a wealthy retirement there.

[@gymhayes4613]

As a canadian i think we treat thanksgiving as more of a harvest festival than an event from history like in usa. We also have our thanksgiving AT harvest time not 4 weeks before xmas.

[@chipschannel9494]

Wallace Berry as John Silver!

[@carabear1337]

Not to sound facetious, but what if that pocketwatch found in the aftermath of the disaster stopped a few days before the event? A silly supposal. I also like to remember that a stopped watch tells the accurate time twice a day. I think that was a Mitch Hedberg observation.

[@keithweiss7899]

A peace treaty ended it there! Damn the luck!