William Kidd
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Sep 12, 2026
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the Emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags, but these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
AlistairNARRATOR
A naval officer was sent with a small force to restrain them, under strict instructions not to shoot, and not to attempt a war of conquest.
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags.
AlistairNARRATOR
But these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
Whole libraries have been stolen and secretly disposed of.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
Chests of books have been captured by pirates.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
Here is a book, a copy of Marco Polo's Travels, a first edition copy which, tradition tells us, was once owned by the renowned pirate Captain Kidd.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
I am told he was fond of reading.
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Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
If there's ground for suspicion, he'll discover it, she told herself.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
Frank Morrow listened attentively.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
At times he leaned forward with the light on his face that one sometimes sees upon the face of a boy who is hearing a good story of pirates in the sea.
Leanne HowlettNARRATOR
Well, he dampened his lips as she finished.
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the Emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags, but these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
AlistairNARRATOR
A naval officer was sent with a small force to restrain them, under strict instructions not to shoot, and not to attempt, a war of conquest.
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags, but these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
AlistairNARRATOR
A naval officer was sent with a small force to restrain them, under strict instructions not to shoot and not to attempt a war of conquest.
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the Emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags, but these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
AlistairNARRATOR
A naval officer was sent with a small force to restrain them, under strict instructions not to shoot, and not to attempt a war of conquest.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Sin embargo, su leyenda nunca murió.
speaker_2NARRATOR
El capitán William Kidd caminó por una peligrosa línea entre la legitimidad y la piratería, y finalmente eso le costó la vida.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Nacido en Escocia, Kidd era un marinero mercante y corsario que parecía tener posibilidades de desarrollar una carrera respetable.
speaker_2NARRATOR
En 1696, el rey Guillermo III le concedió una autorización para perseguir piratas y corsarios en el Océano Índico.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Se suponía que Kidd trabajaba para el gobierno, que era el bueno persiguiendo a los malos.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Pero la línea que separaba el corso autorizado de la piratería no autorizada era mucho más fina de lo que la mayoría de la gente imagina.
speaker_2NARRATOR
La expedición de Kidd era cara y las presas no aparecían como se esperaba.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Frustrada, sin dinero y tentada por las oportunidades, la tripulación de Kidd se amotinó.
GeorgiaHOST
And so rumors started to fly as to who could be responsible.
GeorgiaHOST
The main man on everyone's lips at the time being that of the Captain Kidd.
GeorgiaHOST
Captain William Kidd was a Scottish sea captain or pirate depending on who you ask and is often said to be the unluckiest pirate of all time.
GeorgiaHOST
He was born in Dundee in 1654 and as an adult became a sea captain before moving to New York in the 1680s.
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GeorgiaHOST
That hasn't deterred the Laginas though, who I'm sure are making enough money with a TV show not to worry about being taxed heavily.
GeorgiaHOST
There are so many different theories about who is responsible for this mysterious treasure.
GeorgiaHOST
Captain Kidd, Marie Antoinette's missing jewels, William Shakespeare, the Knights Templar, but really it could literally be anyone in history.
GeorgiaHOST
The Shakespeare theory comes from the parchment mostly, some believing that the pit hides his true identity.
Jim HillHOST
Then in 1951, Abnegazelo meet the Invisible Man.
Jim HillHOST
And in 1952, they meet Captain Kidd.
Jim HillHOST
And then in 53, they meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jim HillHOST
In 54, they meet the Keystone Cops.
AlistairNARRATOR
An interesting and unfortunate episode followed.
AlistairNARRATOR
French merchants in Tonkin found themselves subjected to exactions, extortions, and attacks by Pavillon Noir, or Black Flags, who were generally considered as pirates, but certainly not of the familiar Captain Kidd variety.
AlistairNARRATOR
The French suspected, or at least alleged, the emperor of Annam, or perhaps the officials of China, were backing the Black Flags.
AlistairNARRATOR
But these quasi-piratical gentlemen had to be eradicated if French commercial aims were to be satisfied.
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