Who was Captain Morgan, and why is a spiced rum named after him? How did a Welsh buccaneer lead an attack on the heart of Spain’s empire in Panama? How did Elizabeth I fund Francis Drake’s first slaving voyage?

William and Anita are joined once again by historian and archaeologist Mark Horton to discuss pirate raids in Panama in the 1600s.

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