Henry Morgan was one of the most succesful pirates - but was he really a pirate? Despite many rumours spun to his name, Morgan never attacked an enemy without a commission, treated his prisoners with dignity, and acted in the interest of Jamaica. He was a master tactician and a family man, and largely responsible for defending England's early colonialism. He deserves to be remembered as an English hero like Drake or Nelson - and in this video we'll discover why.



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Sources:
The Buccaneer King - Graham A. Thomas
The Buccaneers of America - Exquemelin
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan - Terry Breverton


0:00 Introduction
0:46 Early Life
2:36 Rise to Power
4:30 Puerto Principe
5:31 Puerto Bello
6:31 Lake Maracaibo
8:29 Brewing Storms
9:42 Panama
12:27 Imprisoned
14:36 Lieutenant-Governor
16:17 Exquemelin
18:36 Morgan's Personality

20:04 Death
22:03 Conclusion
23:10 Comment of the Week


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