Pirates of New Amsterdam

About this episode

This episode explores the history of pirates in New Amsterdam, the capital of the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

“New Amsterdam,” tells a captivating and compelling story of ambition, exploration, and adventure in the Dutch Colony of New Netherland. *Bonus Episode: Pirates of New Amsterdam* When we think of pirates, we imagine the Caribbean, warm waters, and buried treasure... But long before that, pirates wandered through the narrow streets of New Amsterdam, today's New York City, the bustling capital of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, with its territory spanning today's New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut. *Support the Channel* Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter : Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Pirates of New Amsterdam: https://youtu.be/_DzVAZwnXF4 Full New Amsterdam Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykX6v23isGrtGF3cAZinfz1z *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website:https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources:https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-new-amsterdam/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/new-amsterdam-the-music/ All music is licensed throughEpidemic Sound. *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH…

People in this episode

Host: Defragged History

Topics covered

• pirates
• New Amsterdam
• Dutch colony
• exploration
• adventure
• history

Keywords

• pirates
• New Amsterdam
• Dutch colony
• New Netherland
• history
• exploration
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Amsterdam, New Netherland, New York City, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut

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