Pirates 1-21
20 entries in the Pirates compendium.
Pirates 1-21 — Era Chart
BlackbeardEnglish pirate who terrorized the West Indies and American colonies.Anne BonnyPirate under John Rackham; one of few recorded female pirates.Mary ReadEnglish pirate who sailed with John Rackham and Anne Bonny.Calico JackEnglish pirate known for female crew members Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and a fictional flaBartholomew RobertsWelsh pirate who captured over 400 prize ships during the Golden Age of Piracy.Henry MorganWelsh privateer, plantation owner, and lieutenant governor of Jamaica.William KiddScottish privateer turned pirate, executed in 1701.Charles VaneEnglish pirate who opposed the King's Pardon and was hanged in 1721.Stede BonnetEnglish landowner turned pirate, known as the Gentleman Pirate.Henry EveryEnglish pirate who escaped with the greatest loot in history.Samuel BellamyEnglish pirate who captured 53 ships in a single year.Zheng Yi SaoChinese pirate leader who commanded a vast confederation in the South China Sea.Jean LafitteFrench pirate, privateer, and slave trader of the Gulf of Mexico.The Golden Age of PiracyEra of maritime piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s.Tortuga17th-century Caribbean pirate haven off the coast of Haiti.Port RoyalOnce the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean.The Jolly RogerPirate flag signaling identity and terms of surrender.Letters of marqueGovernment license authorizing privateers to attack enemy ships.Queen Anne's RevengeBlackbeard's flagship, a former French slave ship grounded in 1718.The Whydah GallyThe only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever discovered.
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