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Henry Every

The Pirate Who Stole an Empire's Fortune and Vanished Forever

By: Leo Eaton & Jamie Tavenner

May 27, 2026

Who Was Henry Every? Well, there are criminals who get caught. There are criminals who get away. And then there is Henry Every.

Henry committed what is considered the single largest act of piracy in history, had the entire world hunting for him, inspired a generation of pirates who came after him, and then completely vanished from the historical record.

No confirmed death.

No confirmed capture.

Just a man and an astronomical amount of stolen treasure.

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The Bubonic Plague

How the Black Death Reached America

By: Leo Eaton & Jamie Tavenner

May 18, 2026

Almost everyone you know is dead. Bells toll outside. The few healthy people left drag bodies into the street as voices cry out for anyone to help collect the dead. You’re left wondering one thing: will this plague ever end, or will it end you instead?

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Roanoke

The colony that vanished without a trace

By: Leo Eaton & Jamie Tavenner May 11, 2026

Step into the past

Imagine you've been gone from your family for too long, 3 years since you’ve seen your daughter and friends. When you finally return, you find nothing. No signs of life anywhere. The only thing that you find is a message carved into a tree and it reads “Cro” and “Croatoan”…


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