Henry Every: The Pirate Who Pulled Off History’s Biggest Sea Heist

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A stolen fortune. A global manhunt. And a pirate who may have gotten away with it all.

This week, Jamie and Leo sail into the chaotic world of Henry Every, the man often called the pirate who pulled off the greatest sea heist in history.

Before becoming one of the most wanted men on Earth, Every lived a murkier life serving in the navy, working aboard slave ships, and eventually turning to piracy in the late 1600s. But everything changed after a daring attack on a wealthy Mughal treasure fleet in the Indian Ocean. The raid made Every infamous almost overnight.

The stolen riches were enormous. The political fallout was massive. And suddenly, governments across the world wanted him captured. What followed became one of history’s first global manhunts.

Did he escape with his fortune? Did he die broke and forgotten? Or was one of the most successful pirates in history eventually caught without anyone realizing it?

On this episode of The Darkives we tell the tale of a pirate who may have actually won.

Serious history. Told not so seriously.

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Sources:

• https://www.history.com/articles/henry-everys-bloody-pirate-raid-320-years-ago
• https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Henry-Avery-Every-King-Of-Pirates/

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