Pirates, especially those of the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1823/an-a-to-z-of-pirate--seafaring-expressions/ #History #GoldenAgeofPiracy #NauticalLanguage #Piracy

Woodes Rogers (1679-1732) was a privateer turned administrator who was instrumental in the fight against piracy in the Caribbean when he served as Governor of the Bahamas (appointed 1717 and again in 1728). https://www.worldhistory.org/Woodes_Rogers/ #History #Bahamas #GoldenAgeofPiracy #WoodesRogers

Edward 'Ned' Low was an English pirate active in the Caribbean and eastern Atlantic from 1721 to 1724 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_Low/ #History #EdwardLow #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Pirate

Captain Samuel Bellamy, aka 'Black Sam' Bellamy (d. https://www.worldhistory.org/Samuel_Bellamy/ #History #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Pirate #SamuelBellamy

Pirates in the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1740) used all manner of weapons to attack ships and relieve them of their precious cargoes. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1825/pirate-weapons-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ #History #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Piracy #Weapons

The buccaneers who roamed the Spanish Main and the pirates who plundered the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730) needed a place of refuge where they could share out and enjoy their loot. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1844/pirate-havens-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ #History #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Madagascar #NewProvidence

Captain Benjamin Hornigold was a British pirate active in the Caribbean and North Atlantic from 1716 to 1717. https://www.worldhistory.org/Benjamin_Hornigold/ #History #BenjaminHornigold #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Piracy

Captain Charles Vane was an English pirate active in the Caribbean and off the east coast of North America between 1716 and 1720. https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_Vane/ #History #CharlesVane #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Pirate

Pirates, especially those of the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1823/an-a-to-z-of-pirate--seafaring-expressions/ #History #GoldenAgeofPiracy #NauticalLanguage #Piracy

Pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730) both dished out and received a wide range of imaginative punishments. Victims of piracy endured torture, floggings, and ceremonies of humiliation, but when brought to justice, the pirates were given such punishments as lengthy prison sentences, transportation to work in the deadly conditions of African mines, or public execution by hanging.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1847/pirate-punishments-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Hanging #Piracy #History

Pirates in the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1740) used all manner of weapons to attack ships and relieve them of their precious cargoes. Heavy cannons, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, and grenades were just some of the weapons pirates employed to wreak havoc on the High Seas. Besides all of these, perhaps the best pirate weapon of all was the black flag they raised, like a Jolly Roger, or ...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1825/pirate-weapons-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ #GoldenAgeofPiracy #Piracy #Weapons #History

A merry life and a short one: a review of <em>Under the Banner of King Death</em>
Author: David LesterUnder the Banner of King DeathBeacon PressISBN: 978-080702398-3

The graphic novel is an art form which has long provided accessible
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