Status Updates From The Republic of Pirates

War of Spanish succession really about the territories owned by countries not who sits on the throne. It was Philip V after giving up claim on French throne. Love the runaway slaves being protected by granny nanny warrior witch. The Caribbean climate was eating away at those ships and theyd have to go all the way to New England to be fixed.

Sloop < brigantine < frigate < galleon? The death of Spanish Charles II and the war of Spanish succession is the catalyst for all Europe fighting and the rise of piracy. Isabella I > Joanna the mad (married to Austrian hapsberg) > her son Charles I (first hapsberg spanish king) then 200 yrs of inbreeding to Charles II

The royal navy had full authority to be as disgustingly brutal as they wanted to be. Marchant captains were slightly less bad. 17th to early 18th century, frigate: loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and manoeuvrability and intended for scouting, escort or patrol. Late 18th century: long sleek design with a single gun deck of 28 and 36 cannons, and an unarmed deck below used for berthing the crew.

So Avery only had the Fancy for less than a year and a half. And then his crew broke apart. He made his way to Ireland, heading back to Devonshire England and just disappeared.

Henry Avery, Englishman’s friend, good pirate, racist. Tricked black people out their money and sold them into slavery, loots Arab vessels and burned them, burned down Somalian city. So many American privateers turning to attack rich Muslims lol. Sloop is a one mast ship. Brigantine is a two mast ship. Not safe from rapes. I too would have killed myself.

Pirates had democracy and disability. Even William Kidd was a privateer. Damn. Thought he was cool. So not one recorded instance of gallant or Blackbeard killing a captive. Nice. Government sending a big fuck you to workers the acquired to do something dangerous is a sure fire way to start rebellion.