The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

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When we think of pirates, we often picture those who active were in the Caribbean during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Flamboyantly dressed, armed with cutlasses and pistols, readily seeking out new treasures from aboard their sailing ships with the Jolly Roger flying from the top mast. Modern media depictions have certainly reinforced this stereotype but as we shall explore in this video, the historical truth is some what obscured by myth and fantasy. This is the history of the real pirates of the Caribbean

In this episode, we examine the beginnings and causes of piracy in the Caribbean, starting with the Spanish empire conquering the americas, whose plentiful treasures would prove tempting and easy targets for the passing English and French privateers of the 16th century.

It was not until the mid 1600's, that piracy really became established in the Caribbean. The Buccaneers operating out of Tortuga and Port Royal, with names such as Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Sharp and Henry Every, would plunder the settlements of the Spanish Main and capture their treasure ships making the return journey to Europe.

Later, in the 18th century, during what became known as the Golden Age of Piracy, the likes of Blackbeard, Charles Vane, Calico Jack, Stede Bonnet, Sam Bellamy, Mary Read and Anne Bonny, who were all part of the notorious Flying Gang operating out of Nassau's Republic of Pirates, began to establish a name for themselves which history would remember them by to this day.

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