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S01E09: Pirates of the Caribbean
From 1500-1800 the Caribbean Sea was the world’s most lucrative and attractive basin of trade, yet the constant threat of piracy shook the European world to its core. Known as the “Enemies of all Nations,” Piracy flourished in the Atlantic World for over one hundred years, and its effects are still as present as ever in the modern world.