The Pirates' Code
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
04/21/23
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How common was it for a pirates to walk the plank? Was there a lot of rum? And were relationships allowed on ships?
Kate is joined by Rebecca Simon, author of 'The Pirate's Code' to find out about the codes that pirates had to live by.
Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Joseph Knight.
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
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Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
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Senior producer: Charlotte Long. Producer: Sophie Gee. Mixed by Siobhan Dale.
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
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This podcast includes music from Epidemic Sounds and an archive clip from Prelinger Archives.
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