Life As Prisoner Of War In England & America - a podcast by Kirk Monroe

Discover what problem Britain faced in midst of her privateering achievements. Learn what Habeas Corpus is all about and why British Officials feared American Prisoners as being treated the same as Natural Born British Citizens. Find out who was Britain’s Prime Minister in 1777 including a particular law enacted by Parliament same year. Learn which 2 Prisons in England that privateersmen got sent to. Discover what happened to the prisoners prior to their arrival at either facility. Learn about the regulations prisoners had to adhere to including descriptions of food rations. Find out if Privateersmen & Naval Officers each received adequate sleeping provisions. Discover if in fact prison guards did act cruelly towards privateersmen prisoners. Learn about a British Ship that was built during a time of peace in England around year 1736. Get a brief overview of ship’s history prior to and during Review War including what happens between 1779-1780. Find out just how many British Prison Ships were in New York during the war including their overall state of condition. Learn where Prisoners of War were sent in New York prior to going aboard Prison Ships. Go behind the scenes and learn everything possible about most infamous of all prison ships stationed in New York at Wallabout Bay. Determine if Americans were made aware of the vast sufferings endured by Continental Army Soldiers, Navy Men, to Privateersmen. Get an in depth analysis behind just how many prisoners were registered by the British as being onboard most infamous of prison ship’s.

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