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Who Was Who in a Pirate Crew? Inside the Floating World of Rank and Power

Matthew McIntosh — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:34:07 +0000

From captain to rigger, each crew member played their part in the complex performance of tasks. Introduction It

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:01:34 +0000

Perhaps the favorite handheld gunpowder weapon of pirates was the pistol, in use from around 1530. Introduction Pirates

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:02:11 +0000

Some pirates, especially the captains, did dress to impress. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Pirates have gained a reputation

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:14:23 +0000

Pirates both dished out and received a wide range of imaginative punishments. Punishments between Pirates Floggings The use

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:49:27 +0000

The ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ is rather an odd name to attach to a period when crime was

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:33:16 +0000

Pirates needed safe harbors where they could hide from the authorities and share out their loot. Introduction The buccaneers who

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:03:13 +0000

We may think that women at sea were a rare occurrence through history, but this is not necessarily

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:02:52 +0000

Finding a locked box spilling over with gold, emeralds, and pearls was something of an uncommon jackpot find.

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:01:23 +0000

The buccaneers were largely English, Dutch, and French united by a hatred of Spain and a desire for

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:38:52 +0000

Some of the more common expressions and slang terms that pirates, and mariners in general, used. Introduction Pirates,