Thus begins the greatest love story ever told! While he was there, he managed to find time, in between trips to the brothel, to lure the young Anne Bonny away from her sailor husband. He was Quartermaster under Charles Vane before he got a ship of his own.Īfter years of piracy, he was pardoned by the Governor of New Providence. Some may say karma, but who really knows…. In a weird turn of events, he died in 1719 after he was shipwrecked against a reef during a hurricane. He was a British pirate from 1715 – 1718.Īfter that, he changed sides and became a pirate hunter, betraying his friends and mentor. He began his career, as a privateer, as second in command under Blackbeard. Others swore that he cut off the fingers of those captives who refused to give over their loot.įinally, he died in battle after the Governor of the Bahamas crashed his retirement party. Some said it was all artifice, with him putting rope in his hat to look demonic. He was one of the most feared pirates during the golden age with many different conflicting rumors on how evil he was. This would stop the ship, and the plunder, from getting too far away once they were locked in battle. He would kill the man behind the wheel first, from far away, then board the ship up close. Thus privateers were born! To sweeten the deal, privateers were allowed to keep any plunder they “found.”Īs you can tell, the line between pirate and privateer is thin.īlack beard had a very specific technique when he boarded an enemy ship. Sailors who knew the regions well were often hired out to serve on behalf of their country. Now it’s important to know that these three countries (Britain, France and Spain) were constantly at odds with each other over disputed territory in the new world. It was also why he named his ship Queen Anne’s Revenge. This gave him leave to plunder and destroy any French or Spanish ships in his way. He terrorized sailors on the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea from 1716 – 1718.Īs a privateer, his patroness was Queen Anne of Britain. If that’s the case, then he should be applauded for his expansive imagination. Therefore, there’s a fair chance that some of this is made up. Some historians believe that Captain Johnson is actually Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe. Note : Most of the information below will be in the video above, but there will be some extra facts that didn’t make it so if you’re really interested – Read on!Īll of this information is based on a book called “A General History of Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates” by one Captain Charles Johnson. It takes a particular type of person to lead a life of piracy so let’s discover who these people really are. The truth is, pirates were not as exciting as we make them out to be, but they do have some interesting stories and backgrounds that should be shared with the world. This time, we travel to the golden age of piracy in the early 1700s with stories of buried treasure and debauchery. With the release of the trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity, the new game set at the time of the French Revolution, I decided to delve back into my series on the history behind the Assassin’s Creed Franchise. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, A History : A Pirates Life For Me!
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