Defragged History Podcast

Defragged History
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History is often told in bits and pieces, in fragments. Defragged History puts all the pieces together and tells you the whole story from beginning to end.

  1. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 6 | The Ghost of Wager Island

    May 10

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 6 | The Ghost of Wager Island

    All the different groups of survivors of the HMS Wager wreck were desperately trying to get back home to Great Britain, while Commodore George Anson still hoped to capture the elusive Manila Galleon in the War of Jenkins' Ear. After a series of unfortunate adventures and surviving a multitude of hardships, none of them were out of the woods. Let's delve into the stunning conclusion of the Wager disaster.   *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory   🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA   *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound.   *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social   *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 01. Careen in Canton 00:01:53 02. Condemned Hole 00:05:48 03. Pull Your Hatchets Out 00:08:00 04. Submit for Your Approval 00:09:34 05. Dine with the Enemy 00:12:43 06. All the King's Horses 00:15:59 07. Set the Record Straight 00:18:15 08. Battle Stations 00:25:11 09. Prison Break 00:27:53 10. Keep 'em Separated 00:31:05 11. On their Heels 00:34:03 12. Insolence and Barbarity 00:38:37 13. Sit in the Dark 00:40:48 14. Confined 00:42:56 15. Unblamable 00:45:11 16. The Unfortunate Gunner 00:47:56 17. Violence of Power 00:49:31 18. Court-Martial 00:52:48 19. Safe 00:53:56 20. Aftermath 01:00:11 21. Isla Wager #thewager #shipwrecks

    1h 2m
  2. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 5 | Unfortunate Adventures

    May 3

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 5 | Unfortunate Adventures

    The survivors of the wrecked HMS Wager had split into different groups. Team Bulkeley had made their way through the Strait of Magellan, and what was left of them landed safely in Portuguese-held Rio Grande, Brazil. Team Cheap had tried and failed to round the Tres Montes Cape to get to Chiloé Island, and was heading back to Wager Island to die. While Team Morris was planning an overland trip to Buenos Aires. And of course Commodore George Anson was still on his mission to capture that Manilla Galleon.   *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com @defraggedhistory   🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA   *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 📷Images and stock footage from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Pexels.com, Pixabay.com, and own work. AI Footage made with MidJourney.   *SOCIALS* X/Twitter:https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads:https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social   *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:06 01. Tomb 00:04:22 02. The Key 00:06:13 03. Heading Out 00:07:21 04. Designated Murder 00:09:19 05. Blackened 00:12:03 06. The Chono 00:13:45 07. Morsel 00:16:23 08. Trickery 00:18:38 09. Intruder 00:20:49 10. I Beg Your Pardon 00:22:36 11. Marsh March 00:25:20 12. Prevent Murder 00:30:25 13. The English Threat 00:33:14 14. Hard Shell 00:34:48 15. Chiloé 00:37:28 16. The Don 00:39:18 17. Puppy Love 00:40:44 18. Formidable Enemy 00:44:12 19. Façade 00:46:53 20. The Palace 00:48:35 21. Burn Bright 00:49:58 22. Lions and Tigers, Oh My! 00:52:13 23. Good Death 00:53:54 24. Grand Tour 00:55:02 25. Murder Most Foul 00:56:53 26. Bull's Head 00:58:09 27. Melancholy Path 00:59:40 28. Disappearing Act 01:02:42 29. Hateful Accusations #thewager #shipwrecks

    1h 6m
  3. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 4 | Perish or Pull

    Apr 26

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 4 | Perish or Pull

    After the HMS Wager's castaways fixed the Longboat, the Speedwell, the question was in which direction to take her Should they go north and carry out the mission against the Spaniards with Captain David Cheap, or head South and try to get home to England via the Strait of Magellan with Gunner John Bulkeley?  On March 13, 1741, 81 people embarked on three boats and sailed for the Strait of Magellan. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory   🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA   *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound.   *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social   *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:16 01. Ripped 00:03:21 02. Mutineers' Mutiny 00:05:50 03. No Looking Back 00:09:18 04. Death Before Our Eyes 00:10:56 05. A New Day 00:12:06 06. Cut Losses 00:15:22 07. But Why? 00:16:41 08. No Relief 00:19:20 09. Port of God's Mercy 00:23:36 10. Grotesque Metamophosis 00:28:19 11. Heaven Sent Death 00:31:11 12. Strait Up 00:34:01 13. With All My Heart 00:37:13 14. Feeding Frenzy 00:48:36 15. On All Oars 00:40:12 16. Greatest Act of Cruelty 00:45:05 17. Tres Montes 00:47:34 18. So Close and Yet So Far 00:50:44 19. Die All Together 00:53:17 20. Day of Deliverance #thewager #shipwrecks

    57 min
  4. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 3 | Run to the Devil

    Apr 11

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 3 | Run to the Devil

    The HMS Wager had shipwrecked while on a mission against Spain in the War of Jenkins' Ear. The survivors had made a settlement on what they called Wager Island. They had a Barge, a Cutter and a Yawl, and were lengthening the Longboat so they could take the 100 or so survivors off the island. But there was disagreement in the leadership on which route to take. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory   🎥Full Playlist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  ⁠https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM⁠ Episode 2 - Mission Control: ⁠https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk⁠ Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: ⁠https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74⁠ Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: ⁠https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs⁠ Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: ⁠https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M⁠ *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 📷Images and stock footage from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Pexels.com, Pixabay.com, and own work. AI Footage made with MidJourney.   *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social   *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:09 01. Ghost Ships 00:04:11 02. Petition 00:06:32 03. Undeliverable Deliverance 00:12:45 04. Holier than Thou 00:14:24 05. Thieving Bastards 00:15:59 06. Court in Session 00:19:03 07. Fowl Hunt 00:20:09 08. Bribery 00:23:29 09. Petition 2.0 00:27:48 10. Instrument of Destruction 00:31:49 11. Last Extremity 00:34:15 12. Dog Days 00:37:22 13. Prize 00:38:38 14. On a Cruise 00:41:19 15. Playing Favorites 00:43:34 16. Take Charge 00:45:28 17. Own Fault 00:50:13 18. Die By Inches 00:53:58 19. Melting Farewell

    58 min
  5. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 2 | Mission Control

    Mar 21

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 2 | Mission Control

    *Episode 2 "Mission Control"* In 1740, Commodore George Anson and his squadron of eight British ships had embarked on a secret mission, to strike at Spain's Empire in the Pacific in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Disaster struck as the Naval force rounded Cape Horn and sailed through the world's most perilous seas, while being chased by a Spanish fleet. What began as a mission for honor, glory and the British Empire, became a harrowing tale of survival that ultimately descended into madness, mayhem, mutiny, and murder. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory   🎥Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  ⁠https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM⁠ Episode 2 - Mission Control: ⁠https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk⁠ Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: ⁠https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74⁠ Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: ⁠https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs⁠ Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: ⁠https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M⁠ Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA   *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social

    1h 7m
  6. HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 1 | The Most Mad Seas

    Mar 14

    HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 1 | The Most Mad Seas

    In 1740, Commodore George Anson and his squadron of eight British ships had embarked on a secret mission, to strike at Spain's Empire in the Pacific in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Disaster struck as the Naval force rounded Cape Horn and sailed through the world's most perilous seas, while being chased by a Spanish fleet. What began as a mission for honor, glory and the British Empire, became a harrowing tale of survival that ultimately descended into madness, mayhem, mutiny, and murder. *SOURCESAND INFO* 🌐Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 🎥Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM⁠⁠ Episode 2 - Mission Control: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk⁠⁠ Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74⁠⁠ Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs⁠⁠ Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M⁠⁠ Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA *Support the Channel* Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypalhttps://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory *SOCIALS* X/Twitter:https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads:https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:21 01. The History So Far 00:06:00 02. The War of Jenkins' Ear 00:10:07 03. Obscure Squire 00:13:10 04. Rotten Row 00:15:51 05. Transformer 00:18:01 06. Crewless 00:22:43 07. Shake Up 00:27:35 08. Airborne 00:30:11 09. Forest for the Trees 00:34:41 10. I Spy With My Little Eye 00:36:23 11. Davy Jones' Locker 00:39:16 12. Schooled 00:43:08 13. Port Blood 00:46:23 14. Cape Horn 00:49:36 15. Stick Together as a Team 00:51:48 16. Strait Le Maire 00:54:05 17. Old Wounds 00:56:55 18. Then Everything Fell Apart 01:00:42 19. Strait Up 01:01:56 20. Rock On!

    1h 6m
  7. The Legend of Sawney Bean | Special

    Jan 13 ·  Bonus

    The Legend of Sawney Bean | Special

    “The Legend of Sawney Bean" explores the legend, the origin, and impact of the folktale about the terrifying clan that haunted the west coast of Scotland in the late medieval period. *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: Holmes, Roland, The Legend of Sawney Bean, 1975, The Anchor Press Ltd Hobbs, Sandy; Cornwell, David (1997). Pardoe, Blaine L., Sawney Bean, Dissecting the Leged of the Scottish Cannibal, 2015, Fronthill. Thomas, Sean (April 2005). "In Search of Sawney Bean". Fortean Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved October 2025. Alexander "Sawney" Bean: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/alexanderbean.html Sawney Bean: Cannibal, Progaganda or Bogeyman? - The Haunted Palace Blog, Lenora, April 24, 2013: https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2013/04/24/sawney-bean-cannibal-progaganda-or-bogeyman/ BBC Scotland - The Grisly Deeds of Alexander Bean: https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/sawney_bean.shtml?mediaset1=2 "Sawney Bean, the Scottish Cannibal". Folklore. 108: 49–54. ISSN 0015-587X.Why do we enjoy horror? Associate Professor Haiyang Yang Johns Hopkins University, October 19, 2023, Retrieved October 2025: https://carey.jhu.edu/articles/research/why-we-enjoy-horror-science-explains 🎶 Music: All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 00 Intro: Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - A Tale of Fortitude 01 The Legend: Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Rivers Run Red 02 Timing is Everything: Bonnie Grace - The Fairy Dance 03 Just the Facts: Spectacles Wallet and Watch - Careful Thoughts 04 Wild Galloway: Bonnie Grace - For Queen and Country 05 Witch Hunter: Jo Wadrini - The Ticking Heart 06 Origin Story: Hampus Nasaelius - Closet Creeper 07 Savage Scots: Roy Edwin Williams - Pagan Rituals 08 Horror Sells: Deskant - The Sins of the Fathers 09 Legacy: Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - A Tale of Fortitude *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social Substack: https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 01. The Legend 00:12:03 02. Timing is Everything 00:017:19 03. Just the Facts 00:22:32 04. Wild Galloway 00:26:49 05. Witch Hunter 00:32:22 06. Origin Story 00:38:45 07. Savage Scots 00:43:20 08. Horror Sells 00:48:04 09. Legacy #sawneybean #historicalhorror #historyofscotland

    51 min
  8. Pirates of New Amsterdam

    11/01/2025

    Pirates of New Amsterdam

    “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 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads:https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social   *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:49 01. Old Netherlands to New Netherland 00:03:10 02. Pirates, Privateers,Corsairs, Buccaneers 00:08:39 03. Merchant Warriors 00:12:35 04. New Amsterdam 00:14:36 05. Shelter and Market 00:17:19 06. Paperwork 00:20:23 07. Vrije Neringh 00:23:51 08. La Garce 00:28:54 09. Brasilse Directie 00:30:10 10. Kat and Liefde 00:32:24 11. Santo Benigno 00:34:45 12. Tobasko 00:39:38 13. Waterhondt 00:41:58 14. Wars and Rumors of War 00:45:31 15. L'Esperance 00:49:04 16. Swarte Raven 00:51:37 17. St. Pierre 00:54:45 18. Switcheroo 00:57:22 19. 'Tis Now Called New York 01:02:05 20. Pirates of New York 01:08:11 21. Legacy

    1h 9m
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History is often told in bits and pieces, in fragments. Defragged History puts all the pieces together and tells you the whole story from beginning to end.

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  • Creator
    Defragged History
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
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