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 4 | Perish or Pull

    1D AGO

    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
  2. 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 *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
  3. 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: On YouTube March 26, 2026 Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: TBA 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
  4. 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. *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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Early American History | New Amsterdam | Episode 9 - 'Tis Now Called New York

    10/26/2025

    Early American History | New Amsterdam | Episode 9 - 'Tis Now Called New York

    “New Amsterdam,” tells a captivating and compelling story of ambition, exploration, and adventure in the Dutch Colony of New Netherland. *Episode 9 "'Tis Now Called New York* The English had had their eyes on the New Netherland territory in the Americas from the moment it began. But when New England made serious plans to seize the Colony from the Dutch, Old England, unhappy with New England's increasing sense of independence, would do the job themselves as part of their grand operation to end the Dutch trade monopoly.The West India Company, in charge of the Colony, apparently believed their Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant could simply talk the English out of their hostile takeover, because they didn't assist with troops or money. *Link* to full text National Museum of the American Indian: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/impact-words-tips *Support the Channel* Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription or Paid Subscription Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykX6v23isGrtGF3cAZinfz1z Episode 1: The Perfect Island - https://youtu.be/AwrzWS7Pct0 Episode 2: Open for Business - https://youtu.be/OXbuXE5YXmo Episode 3: This Means War - https://youtu.be/BJibQiTUDrk Episode 4: The Stuyvesant Effect - https://youtu.be/ZNCGLRkGgR8 Episode 5: Line in the Sand - https://youtu.be/Ktz2mRRvjGA Episode 6: Bricks in the Wall - https://youtu.be/AxHAY_wL_ZI Episode 7: From Above to Below - https://youtu.be/rRxo82lVSb0 Episode 8: Mad for a Dutch War - https://youtu.be/UPe4_nc-4TU Episode 9: 'Tis Now Called New York https://youtu.be/RivcY3zwFjA *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 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 00:01:24 01. A Very Great Fogge 00:03:10 02. The Miseries of War 00:07:02 03. Picking Up the Pieces 00:09:22 04. Gone and Lost 00:11:20 05. Unjust Violence 00:13:20 06. Yield 00:15:23 07. Truce 00:16:45 08. Terms 00:20:36 09. Sack and Plunder 00:23:27 10. Scandelous Surrender 00:25:43 11. Second Anglo-Dutch War 00:30:49 12. Go West 00:32:58 13. Feigned Indifference 00:34:17 14. Medway 00:38:36 15. Treaty of Breda 00:40:13 16. The War of Devolution 00:44:49 17. The Disaster Year: 1672 00:49:20 18. Strange Bedfellows 00:51:08 19. Prime Minister for Breakfast 00:55:36 21. Distrub His Majesty's Subjects 00:59:25 22. New Orange 01:02:29 23. The True Stuart 01:04:14 24. Second Treaty of Wstminster 01:06:08 25. Making a Name For Myself 01:08:15 26. The Glorious Revolution 01:12:11 27. Leisler's Rebellion 01:15:02 28. New York, New York 01:16:38 29. The American Myth

    1h 21m
  8. Early American History | New Amsterdam | Episode 8 - Mad for a Dutch War

    10/19/2025

    Early American History | New Amsterdam | Episode 8 - Mad for a Dutch War

    “New Amsterdam,” tells a captivating and compelling story of ambition, exploration, and adventure in the Dutch Colony of New Netherland. *Episode 8 "Mad for a Dutch War* The Esopus Indians seek revenge against the Dutch colonists and launch a deadly war, while a newly instated King Charles II and his brother James, the Duke of York, plot to destroy Dutch trade and take all of New Netherland. *Link* to full text National Museum of the American Indian: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/impact-words-tips *Support the Channel* Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription or Paid Subscription Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykX6v23isGrtGF3cAZinfz1z Episode 1: The Perfect Island - https://youtu.be/AwrzWS7Pct0 Episode 2: Open for Business - https://youtu.be/OXbuXE5YXmo Episode 3: This Means War - https://youtu.be/BJibQiTUDrk Episode 4: The Stuyvesant Effect - https://youtu.be/ZNCGLRkGgR8 Episode 5: Line in the Sand - https://youtu.be/Ktz2mRRvjGA Episode 6: Bricks in the Wall - https://youtu.be/AxHAY_wL_ZI Episode 7: From Above to Below - https://youtu.be/rRxo82lVSb0 Episode 8: Mad for a Dutch War - https://youtu.be/UPe4_nc-4TU Episode 9: 'Tis Now Called New York https://youtu.be/RivcY3zwFjA *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 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 Substack: https://defragged.substack.com/ *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:58 01. Perfidious Rogue 00:05:22 02. Yield at Once 00:09:21 03. Proud Papa 00:10:58 04. Friend of Our Nation 00:14:07 05. Peace of The Hague 00:16:58 06. Magic Empire 00:19:51 07. FAFO 00:24:22 08. Prisoner Exchange 00:28:55 09. Dotted Line 00:30:52 10. Tomorrow We Will Come 00:35:41 11. Across Troubled Waters 00:37:35 12. Mamakating 00:40:57 13. Great Hubbub 00:44:05 14. Weeping Skies 00:46:49 15. New Netherland, Who? 00:50:26 16. Opgesodemieterd 00:54:03 17. Too Little, Too Late 00:56:08 18. Firmly United 00:58:38 19. Seize on the Body 01:00:32 20. The Key

    1h 5m
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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
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Defragged History
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