Finding a locked box spilling over with gold, emeralds, and pearls was something of an uncommon jackpot...
Piracy
The buccaneers were largely English, Dutch, and French united by a hatred of Spain and a desire...
The first recorded use of a Jolly Roger ‘black flag’ is on the ship of Emmanuel Wynne,...
Some of the more common expressions and slang terms that pirates, and mariners in general, used. Introduction...
Colonial powers at the time constantly fought with pirates and engaged in several notable battles and other...
Spain’s huge empire in the Americas was a tempting source of wealth for rival European powers. Introduction...
Captured officers and seamen of the Governor Gerry had the choice of enlisting in the Royal Navy...
The occurrence of piracy was closely related to international trade, as those involved in piracy would have...
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Scurvy killed more than two million sailors between the time of Columbus’s transatlantic voyage and the rise...
Piracy was engaged in by governments and was often considered a legitimate act of war. Introduction Piracy,...
No one in history has ever, based on their adopting a sea-going profession, talked like Robert Newton’s...
Magellan’s voyage in search of the “Spice Islands” was marked by storms, sharks, and scurvy—plus multiple attempts...
A lot of what is known about pirates is not true, and a lot of what is...
Almost everything we know about Dr. Lionel Wafer comes from his own pen. He enters the historical...