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<i>Under the Black Flag</i> - Chapter 12 and Afterword
Trials, Executions, and Hanging in Chains The pirates were not allowed attorneys and so had to represent themselves Often faced great odds in the form of a large and practiced prosecution team From 17… more →
A Variety of Notes
Of Pirates
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wrote 8 months ago: Surely, dear readers, you’ve been following the recent uproar over piracy in the waters off So … more →
And a bottle of rum
wrote 1 year ago: As I’ve mentioned before, the study of colonial America has changed quite a bit over the years … more →
Pirates of the Modern Day
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wrote 1 year ago: Who doesn’t love Jack Sparrow, the fictional pirate who swaggers around asking for rum, makes … more →
Pirates of the Modern Day
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wrote 1 year ago: Who doesn’t love Jack Sparrow, the fictional pirate who swaggers around asking for rum, makes … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 12 and Afterword
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wrote 1 year ago: Trials, Executions, and Hanging in Chains The pirates were not allowed attorneys and so had to repre … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 11
wrote 1 year ago: Hunting Down the Pirates Robert Maynard of the HMS Pearl was assigned to kill Captain Teach (aka Bla … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 10
wrote 1 year ago: Captain Kidd and Buried Treasure Born William Kidd, he sailed as a privateer sometimes assisting the … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 9
wrote 1 year ago: Sloops, Schooners, and Pirate Films Pirate ships were taken as prizes or in mutinies, obviously they … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 8
wrote 1 year ago: Pirate Islands and Other Haunts Port Royal in Jamaica prospered as a pirate town with pirated treasu … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 7
wrote 2 years ago: Torture, Violence, and Marooning Violence was sometimes used casually but often to discover the loca … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 6
wrote 2 years ago: Into Action Under the Pirate Flag When pirates took a ship they did not only want treasure but also … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 5
wrote 2 years ago: Storms, Shipwrecks, and Life at Sea It is surprising shipwrecks weren’t more common because al … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 4
wrote 2 years ago: Women Pirates and Pirates’ Women John Rackam (Calico Jack) sailed with two female pirates who … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 3
wrote 2 years ago: Sir Henry Morgan Henry Morgan died in 1688 wealthy and knighted Had been made Lt. Governor of Jamaic … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 2
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wrote 2 years ago: Plundering the Treasure Ports In the late 16th century Francis Drake, an Englishman, raided a mule t … more →
Under the Black Flag - Chapter 1
wrote 2 years ago: Wooden Legs and Parrots Robert Louis Stevenson shaped many pirate stereotypes with his novel Treasur … more →
Capt. Kidd's Lost Ship
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wrote 2 years ago: Fox News It’s about time someone found the ship of the notorious Captain Kidd (story here) I m … more →
Capt. Kidd's Lost Ship
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wrote 2 years ago: Fox News It’s about time someone found the ship of the notorious Captain Kidd (story here) I m … more →
