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◾The word “pirate” itself comes from a Greek word meaning “I attempt.”
◾In 1241, a man named William Maurice was the first man in England convicted of piracy. His sentence was to be hanged
◾There was a pirate queen in Ireland: Grace O’Malley, born in 1530, was the chieftain of the O’Malley clan. She didn’t start out as a pirate but the sea, its ways, and its profits was in her blood.
— Jun 12, 2021 10:55AM
◾In 1241, a man named William Maurice was the first man in England convicted of piracy. His sentence was to be hanged
◾There was a pirate queen in Ireland: Grace O’Malley, born in 1530, was the chieftain of the O’Malley clan. She didn’t start out as a pirate but the sea, its ways, and its profits was in her blood.
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Frances Torres
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◾Blackbeard ended up dead; his head was hung from the bow of the British ship and his body thrown overboard.
◾European and American piracy would largely end in the early 18th century
◾The famed eyepatch of pirate lore had its origins in a real pirate, Rahmah ibn Jabir al-jalahimah, who lost an eye in battle and covered the empty socket with an eyepatch.
— Jun 12, 2021 11:23AM
◾European and American piracy would largely end in the early 18th century
◾The famed eyepatch of pirate lore had its origins in a real pirate, Rahmah ibn Jabir al-jalahimah, who lost an eye in battle and covered the empty socket with an eyepatch.
Frances Torres
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◾Most pirates had a short life before they were captured and executed.
◾The Golden Age of Piracy arose from a time when the powers of Europe were locked in a fierce battle for naval and mercantile supremacy, and as the fortunes of the nations ebbed and flowed, so did piracy.
◾The Middle Ages had the Vikings, whose sailing skills and lust for treasure rendered them dangerous for three centuries.
— Jun 12, 2021 10:50AM
◾The Golden Age of Piracy arose from a time when the powers of Europe were locked in a fierce battle for naval and mercantile supremacy, and as the fortunes of the nations ebbed and flowed, so did piracy.
◾The Middle Ages had the Vikings, whose sailing skills and lust for treasure rendered them dangerous for three centuries.
