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Echoes of History

The Reluctant Pirate: William Kidd

Season 7, Ep. 4

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.....


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Hosted by: Michelle Rodriguez

Written by: Gaspard Wallut

Historical advisor: Philippe Hrodej

Produced by: Morgan Jaffe, Axelle Gobert, Clément Lesaffre

Production assistants: Sofia Martins, Brendan Galbreath, Aimie Faconnier

Mixing and editing: Adrien Le Blond

Original music: David Spinelli

Pre-existing music: Cézame

Illustration: Gilles Feuermann

International coordination: Martin Stahl

Ubisoft 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 teams

Paradiso Media credits: Emi Norris (executive producer), Lorenzo Benedetti (executive producer), Benoit Dunaigre (executive producer), Louis Daboussy (executive producer)

Special thanks to Molly O’Keefe


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