The Reluctant Pirate: William Kidd

The new season of "Echoes of History" features Ubisoft's new game: "Skull and Bones".You're not born a pirate, you become one. This motto shaped the eventful life of William Kidd. The English buccaneer thought he could make a fortune in the gray area between privateers and pirates. But fate had other plans for him. As the captain of a sailing expedition to the Indian Ocean, Kidd suffered a series of misfortunes. Up to his eyeballs in debt, he turned to piracy to keep afloat. Even if it meant losing his life.....An original Ubisoft series produced by Paradiso MediaIf you liked this podcast please subscribe, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Hosted by: Michelle RodriguezWritten by: Gaspard WallutHistorical advisor: Philippe HrodejProduced by: Morgan Jaffe, Axelle Gobert, Clément LesaffreProduction assistants: Sofia Martins, Brendan Galbreath, Aimie FaconnierMixing and editing: Adrien Le BlondOriginal music: David SpinelliPre-existing music: CézameIllustration: Gilles FeuermannInternational coordination: Martin StahlUbisoft credits: Etienne Bouvier (executive producer), Julien Fabre (executive producer), Lionel Hiller, Alicia Dib, Thomas Soulé, Valentin Hopfner Sebastien Ratto, Jérôme Lambert, Carole Weissenbacher, Justine Villeneuve & Ubisoft Singapore teamsParadiso Media credits: Emi Norris (executive producer), Lorenzo Benedetti (executive producer), Benoit Dunaigre (executive producer), Louis Daboussy (executive producer)Special thanks to Molly O’KeefeIf you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate & review. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.