Black sails on the horizon.

Cannons thundering through the mist.
The creak of timber beneath blood-soaked decks.

In this episode of Mythic Albion, we sail into the violent and mythologised world of the pirates — the outlaws, privateers, rebels and monsters who haunted the seas during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Far from the romantic tales of adventure, these were dangerous men shaped by war, empire and survival. Men who abandoned the laws of kings and nations to forge their own brutal kingdoms upon the ocean.

We follow the lives and legends of some of history's most infamous pirates:

• Blackbeard — the smoke-shrouded Devil of the Atlantic
• Calico Jack and the legendary women who sailed beside him: Anne Bonny and Mary Read
• Bartholomew Roberts — the Gentleman Pirate who captured hundreds of ships
• And Edward Low — a man whose cruelty became infamous even among pirates themselves

Together, their stories reveal a world of black flags, naval warfare, mutiny, greed and terror — where freedom and brutality walked hand in hand.

But beyond the history lies something deeper.

Because pirates endure not simply because they existed…

But because they became myth.

Symbols of rebellion.
Of lawlessness.
Of humanity untethered from civilisation itself.

From storm-dark seas to the gallows awaiting them on shore, this is the story of the men and women who became the Devils of the Sea.

Mythic Albion — where the old world is never as far away as it seems.

0:09 - Intro

2:21 - Blackbeard

8:32 - Calico Jack

13:49 - Edward Low

19:37 - Black Bart

25:42 - Conclusion

With music by Luella Gren, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Fredrik Ekstrom, Philip Ayers and Ruiqi Zhao,

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There are places in Britain where the world feels… different.

Where the air is still.
Where the path seems to shift beneath your feet.
Where something unseen lingers just beyond the edge of sight.

In this episode of Mythic Albion, we step into the hidden realm of the Fae — a world once deeply feared, respected, and believed to exist alongside our own.

From the courts of the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court…
to the wandering trickery of pixies and fair folk…
to the quiet presence of brownies within the home…

We explore the origins, nature, and enduring mystery of these ancient beings.

But not all of the Fae are playful.

Some are watchers.
Some are warnings.
And some… are something far darker.

We descend into the folklore of:

• The headless rider — the Dullahan
• The horrific Nuckelavee, bringer of plague and famine
• The restless dead of the Sluagh
• And the blood-soaked terror of Redcaps and goblins lurking in ruined places

These are not simply stories.

They are echoes of a time when the world was not fully understood…

And the line between reality and myth was far thinner.

From ancient pagan origins, to Christian reinterpretation, to modern folklore — this episode explores not just what the Fae are…

But what they represent.

Because perhaps the Fae did not disappear.

Perhaps we simply stopped seeing them.

Mythic Albion — where the old world is never as far away as it seems.

0:01 - Intro

3:25 - Pixies

5:39 - Redcaps

8:48 - Brownies

11:40 - Fairies

13:58 - The Seelie and Unseelie Courts

14:45 - The Elphame Queen

15:16 - Selkies

16:02 - Pech

16:46 - Wulver

17:31 - Dullahan

18:02 - Baobhan SIth

18:31 - Nuckelavee

19:21 - The Sluagh

20:37 - Conclusion and Cottingley Fairies

24:03 - Outro/Pirates!

With music by Ruiqi Zhao, Lotus, Elin Piel, DEX 1200, Rand Aldo, Magnus Ludvigsson, Adriel Fair, Experia, Stationary Sign and Philip Ayers

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Camelot was never meant to last.

It rose from chaos…
forged by a king chosen not by blood, but by destiny.

A kingdom built on honour.
A brotherhood bound by oath.
A vision of something greater than the world that came before it.

But even the brightest legends cast shadows.

In this final chapter of the Arthurian trilogy, we follow the reign of King Arthur beyond the moment he draws the sword from the stone… into the rise of Camelot, and the slow, inevitable fracture that leads to its fall.

From the formation of the Round Table and the golden age of unity…
to the betrayal of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere…
to the rise of Mordred and the final, devastating battle at Camlann…

This is not a story of triumph.

It is a tragedy.

Because Camelot was not destroyed by monsters…
nor by invading armies.

It fell to something far more human.

Love.
Pride.
Betrayal.

And as the kingdom burns, and the Round Table breaks…

A question lingers in the silence that follows:

Was Camelot ever real?

Or was it always destined to fade into legend?

This is Part III of the Arthurian Trilogy.

The rise has passed.
The magic is gone.

All that remains…

Is the fall.

Mythic Albion — where Britain's legends are not just remembered… but felt.

0:01 - Opening theme

0:10 - The Crown and the Memory

05:18 - The Early Reign - A King Tested

08:33 - Camelot Rises - The Golden Age

17:01 - Love and Betrayal

21:42 Mordres and the Battle of Camlann

27:56 - Epilogue

With music by Hanna Lindgren, Philip Ayers, Helmut Schenker, Stationary Sign, Max Anson, Stefan Ekstrom, Experia, Blue Saga, Ruiqi Zhao and Edgar Hopp

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