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The Golden Age of Piracy
(Audio Podcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgshvH7MIoE
Mariner's Mirror Podcast
Oct 5, 2023
runtime 39:24
Scholars debate the period when pirates actually ruled the waves – and the answer certainly depends on the location in question – but by general consensus it was all over by 1730 and it had begun some 80 years earlier, around 1650.
The Golden Age of Piracy had been born in this crucial period when European maritime powers were flexing their muscles and starting to project naval power beyond the horizon.
As empires grew so did the quantity and quality of trade and the seas became littered with merchantmen carrying indescribable wealth across the oceans. And yet this was a time when the maritime geographies of the new empires was imperfectly known, and when navigation was still as much guesswork as it was a science – this was the period immediately before the means to calculate longitude accurately had been discovered.
The result was that ships carried this trade at predictable times of year, on predictable routes, in locations that were impossible to police adequately. Although European naval powers did create naval bases in the tropics, it was a slow process and one with many pitfalls. At the same time thousands of young men were learning how to sail and how to fight in a near endless series of maritime wars.
The result? A period of piracy so intense and colourful that it still lives on today in myth, legend, and increasingly detailed and accurate histories. To find out more Dr Sam Willis spoke with pirate historian Dr Jamie Goodall.
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The Pirate Round: Piracy in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQseHPi2lE
Gold and Gunpowder
Mar 15, 2024
runtime 39:48
Far beyond the Caribbean, lies an entirely different ocean. It is said that pools of algae gather on the surface to bloom and redden into blood. Ancient tribes have treaded its barren shoreline - Prophets - and strange, gigantic animals wet their hooves in its brine... but it is an ocean, far beyond the Caribbean.
Timestamps on Youtube Page
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Background
5:55 The route
12:24 Motivations
22:10 Legendary Red Sea Men
27:53 Downfall
30:03 The route continues
34:08 Revival
37:54 Conclusion and outro
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more on The Pirate Round
associated with long-distance voyages from the Americas to rob East India Company targets in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
The Pirate Round
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Round
The Pirate Round was most active from about 1693 to 1700 and then again from about 1719 to 1721
The Pirate Round was a sailing route followed by certain, mainly English, pirates, during the late 17th century and early 18th century. The course led from the western Atlantic, parallel to the Cape Route around the southern tip of Africa, stopping at Madagascar, then on to targets such as the coast of Yemen and India. The Pirate Round was briefly used again during the early 1720s.
The Pirate Round started from a variety of Atlantic ports, including Bermuda, Nassau, New York City, and A Coruña, depending on where the pirate crew initially assembled. The course then lay roughly south by southeast along the coast of Africa, frequently by way of the Madeira Islands. The pirates would then double the Cape of Good Hope, and sail through the Mozambique Channel to northern Madagascar. Pirates would frequently careen and refit their ships on Madagascar and take on fresh provisions before proceeding onward toward their targets further north.
Particularly important pirate bases on Madagascar included the island of St. Mary's (often called by its French name, Île Sainte-Marie) and Ranter Bay, both on the northeastern side of the island. Pirates also utilized the nearby Comoros islands in preparation for the final leg of their cruise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Sainte-Marie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros
From Madagascar or the Comoros, a number of profitable destinations were available to pirates. Most important were Perim (a.k.a. Bab's Key) or Mocha at the mouth of the Red Sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocha,_Yemen
This was the ideal position for intercepting and robbing Mughal shipping, especially the lucrative traffic between Surat and Mecca, carrying Muslim voyagers on the Hajj pilgrimage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca
Other pirates struck toward the Malabar and Coromandel coasts to rob Mughal merchants or richly laden East Indiamen. Pirates also might find East Indiamen at Réunion Island.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_Coast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Coast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indiaman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union_Island
If the cruise were successful, pirates might then return to the Atlantic by a similar route. Usually there would be a stop again at Madagascar to reprovision, careen, and in some cases await the turning of the monsoon wind
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The Flying Gang
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/pirates/flying-gang
The Flying Gang was the group of famous ex-privateers turned
outlaw pirates during the Post Spanish Succession Period.
They made their home at the pirate haven of Nassau on the
unpopulated island of New Providence in the British controlled Bahamas.
Most of the pirates had previously served in the privateer army out of Port Royal on the island of British Jamaica during the War of the Spanish Succession. However, upon the peace that was ushered in by the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht the thousands of privateers suddenly found themselves without unemployment.
They hit pay-dirt when the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet sunk off the coast of La Florida. The Spanish quickly built a salvage camp to attempt to rescue even a small percentage of the unimaginable wealth. However, the Flying Gang had other plans and raided the salvage camp and became extremely wealthy in the process. This heist is known as one of the greatest acts of piracy in the West Indies and allowed the pirates to not only build their own Republic of Pirates but become outright pirates in their own right.
The Republic of Pirates based out of Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas
Republic of Pirates
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/history/pirate-governments/republic-of-pirates
Blockade of Nassau
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/history/post-spanish-succession-period/blockade-of-nassau
For years during the Post Spanish Succession Period the pirate haven of Nassau was home to a fledgling Republic of Pirates which was composed of group of pirates known as the Flying Gang
The British dispatched Woodes Rogers who was fresh off dealing with the pirates in Madagascar.
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/locations/madagascar
Woodes Rogers
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/history/colonial-officials/woodes-rogers
Arriving in Nassau with three British Man-o-War he blockaded the harbor and ordered every pirate submit to the royal authority and accept the King's Pardon (1718) that was being offered to the pirates.
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/history/post-spanish-succession-period/kings-pardon-1718
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The Pirate Code
https://goldenageofpiracy.org/culture/pirate-code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_code
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/pirate-life/pirate-code/
https://pirates.fandom.com/wiki/Code_of_the_Pirate_Brethren
https://www.seaofthieves.com/pirate-code
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pirate%27s_Code
Was the Pirate Code Real?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blKo_x3559s
The Pirates Port
Oct 21, 2023
runtime 9:17
Pirates, with their swashbuckling adventures and enigmatic codes, have long captured our imagination. These seafaring outlaws, who roamed the high seas in search of treasure and adventure, have become legends of popular culture. Central to the allure of pirates are their codes of conduct, the unwritten laws that governed their tumultuous lives. However, separating fact from fiction reveals a more nuanced reality. In this video we will journey through history and fiction, dispelling myths and uncovering the truths that lie beneath the surface of this enduring fascination with pirates and their enigmatic codes.
The Pirates Port
https://www.youtube.com/@ThePiratesPort
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Madagascar: The Lost Pirate Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfDEzm7FVxU
Gold and Gunpowder
Apr 26, 2024
runtime 1:11:07
Madagascar
Time codes on Youtube Page
0:00 Introduction
6:32 The Great Red Island
12:46 Europeans arrive
19:03 Fort Dauphin
24:52 The slave trade
35:28 St. Mary
51:52 King Samuel
57:53 The King of Ranter Bay
1:05:09 Rise of the Malagasy pirates
1:09:31 its him
Gold and Gunpowder
https://www.youtube.com/@GoldandGunpowder
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