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Corsairs of the Spanish Main
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFmPR99tYpw
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Among the earliest of quasi-official pirates were those known by the swashbuckling name of Corsairs.
Europe was almost constantly at war during the sixteenth century, but instead of fighting a traditional war, France and England provided private ships with Letters of Marque to battle the Spanish in undeclared war.
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Bronze Age Pirates and the Mysterious Sea Peoples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnpA4ukxbPQ
Dan Davis History
Feb 23, 2022
Pirates of the Bronze Age Mediterranean raided ships and settlements throughout the era but especially during the period of the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
In fact, the mysterious Sea Peoples who invaded and raided the civilizations of the Near East were themselves pirates based on the islands of the eastern Mediterranean.
These pirates also raided the tombs of more ancient peoples around the Mediterranean and took the wealth within back to their bases in the Aegean, the Adriatic and even further afield.
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00:00 Bronze Age Pirates
01:43 Bronze Age Trade
07:40 Video Sponsorship
08:52 The Sea Peoples as Pirates
12:50 Bronze Age Tomb Raiders
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The Pirates of Chesapeake Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4zMy82X_Zg
In colonial America, Chesapeake Bay was a summer playground
for pirates, who preyed on merchant shipping.
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Pirate Raid
What Prompted the Boston Tea Party?
https://www.historyhit.com/what-prompted-the-boston-tea-party/
Amy Irvine
15 Dec 2023
16 December 2023 marks 250 years since the Boston Tea Party.
Contents:
Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Taxes and duties
Boston Massacre (1770)
What happened at The Boston Tea Party?
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Pirate Sayings
To the Bitter End
A mid-19th century nautical term for the end of a rope or chain, at the point where it is attached. In vessels with no windlass, cables are secured to “Bitts “(pairs of bollards fixed to the deck)
The expression “to the bitter end “comes from when the rope is let out all the way to the “Bitts“
Clear the Decks
Preparing for battles – anything in the way of the cannons / guns was lashed down or stowed away. Clearing the decks for action.
Over a Barrel
Someone being punished – bent or stretched beaten or lashed
Rub Salt into Wounds
Flogged (whipped sailors had salt rubbed into there wounds to make them more painful)
Getting down to the Nitty Gritty
This refers to visiting the deck of a slaving ship where “Nitty Gritty “was absorbent material, wood shavings sand sawdust etc mopped up the excrement – nice!
Sail Close to the Wind
To take chances or risks
Walk the plank
Blind folded and with hands tied behind back walking the plank and been left as shark food
Marooning
Miscreant pirates were taken to small islands awaiting their fate. With no supplies, sometimes with a pistol to take their own life
Letters of Marque
License or commission (permission) to operate armed vessel to attack enemy shipping. Issued by the sovereign or its representative.
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Were there female pirates?
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/were-there-female-pirates
Uncover the stories of female pirates, rulers and seafarers, and learn about women's lives at sea
10 female pirates you should know:
Queen Teuta of Illyria
Aethelflaed
Ladgerda
Jeanne de Clisson
Sayyida al-Hurra
Lady Mary Killigrew
Grace O Malley
Mary Read & Anne Bonny
Jacquotte Delahaye
Ching Shih
Meet the Most Notorious Women in Pirate History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzQ6Rltw8vM
PBS Origins
Why is the woman pirate Zheng Yi Sao not as well known as the male pirate Blackbeard?
Zheng Yi Sao had a fleet of 1,200 ships at the height of her powers whereas Blackbeard had just four or five.
From Anne Bonny to Zheng Yi Sao, join us as we explore the incredible and unsung stories of history's most notorious women pirates.
Chapter Selection:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Pirate women defied expectations
01:10 Women were considered bad luck
01:50 Anne Bonny and Mary Read
02:39 Rachel Wall
03:14 The most vulnerable women aboard these ships
03:29 Zheng Yi Sao
04:26 Sayyida Al Hurra
05:33 Grace O Malley
06:22 Queen Teuta
07:05 The names we will never know
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The Female Pirate Who Terrorised South China
Zheng Yi Sao
The REAL Pirate Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLcjUTGXKs
History's Forgotten People
Female pirates were few and far between, but Zheng Yi Sao was not only a woman who dominated piracy, but became the most successful pirate in history. She rose from poverty to piratical riches, retiring to become a respected member of society in her old age, having led a full and exciting life terrorising the South China Seas. This video looks at her life and rise to power....
History's Forgotten People
https://www.youtube.com/@HistorysForgottenPeople
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Piracy and the Southwest Burghs of Scotland in an Irish Sea Context,
1560-1625
https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/35936/2/SC%20PhD%20Thesis%20FINAL.pdf
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Scott Manuel Carballo
University of Stirling
Department of History and Politics
Submitted for the degree of PhD in History
December 2023
Chapter 1: Survey of Piracy in the Irish Sea, 1560-1603 27
Chapter 2: Piracy and Naval Control in the Irish Sea, 1560-1603 49
Chapter 3: Piracy, the State, and Anglo-Scottish Diplomacy, 1560-1603 73
Chapter 4: Piracy and the Regal Union 98
Chapter 5: Piracy and the Ulster Plantations 118
Chapter 6: Pirates of the Scottish Southwest: A Case Study of Kirkcudbright
in the late Sixteenth Century 139
Chapter 7: The Problem of Piracy in the Southwest: A Case Study of Ayr
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The 'Golden Age' of Piracy Explained: Privateers, Pirates and Blackbeard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR7sjMftYmQ
History Hit
Oct 9, 2023
You might imagine men who sail the high seas to rob and loot any ships that cross their path. After burying chests of gold in a secret location…they splash the rest of their cash in taverns on booze and women. With a groggy hangover, they return to their ship to continue their plundering.
But is there much historical truth in this idea of piracy? What’s the difference between a pirate, a buccaneer and a privateer? When did this age of piracy happen?
In this video Luke Tomes explores the Golden Age of Piracy - interrogating the myths, and uncovering what a life at sea was really like. Who were the famous real pirates? Was Blackbeard really that terrifying? Were pirates always drunk? Were females allowed to be pirates? We'll be answering all of your question!
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 What is a Pirate?
01:52 Golden Age of Piracy
03:05 Pirate Myths
05:09 Who Were Pirates?
07:36 Where Did Pirates Come From?
08:29 Famous Pirates
08:45 Captain William Kidd (1654 - 1701)
11:48 Pirate Treasure
13:25 Blackbeard (1680 - 1718)
16:36 More Famous Pirates
18:06 The 'Pirate Code' and Pirate Hierarchy
20:06 Diversity Aboard Pirate Ships
20:53 Life as a Pirate
22:52 Downtime and Sea Shanties
23:36 Were Pirates Always Drunk?
24:47 Female Pirates
25:35 Anne Bonny (1697 - 1724)
27:52 End of the Golden Age
29:20 Acknowledgments
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Hidden Ports, Islands and Pirate Hideouts of the Caribbean!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSrcXctlWmA
Walk The Plank
May 10, 2023
For men and women living outside the realms of the law, the high seas of the Caribbean were an exceedingly dangerous place in the golden age of piracy. Danger lurked around every turn, governments employed cunning tactics to stop the pirate menace, and running out of supplies could have been a quick death sentence. As such, pirates and their crews needed havens - places around island and coastal ports where they could safely dock. Many of these places were secret, unknown to the men of the law, providing oceanic criminals a place to lay their heads, replenish supplies, and spend the money they had made out at sea.
While the ports discussed in today's video are all located in the Caribbean and its neighbouring areas, it is important to note that such places have existed the world over. Wherever there is piracy, there are ports and havens for pirates to lay low. Today, we will be looking at some of the most famous ports used as hiding spots for pirates across the golden age of piracy. We will look at their locations, purposes, and the pirates that they once harboured. Sit back as we journey to the Caribbean to explore the hidden ports and islands used by some of the world's most notorious pirates.
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0:00 Introduction
1:08 Nassau
3:36 Tortuga
5:35 Port Royal
7:50 The British Virgin Islands
9:44 Saint Thomas Island
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