Piracy - Wikipedia
WebPiracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and …
List of pirates - Wikipedia
WebThis is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. For a list of female pirates, see women in piracy. For pirates of fiction or myth, see list of fictional pirates .
Golden Age of Piracy - Wikipedia
WebThe Golden Age of Piracy is a common designation for the period between the 1650s and the 1730s, when maritime piracy was a significant factor in the histories of the North Atlantic and Indian Oceans . Histories of piracy often subdivide the Golden Age of Piracy into three periods:
Golden Age of Piracy - World History Encyclopedia
WebOct 12, 2021 · The Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730) refers to a period when robbery on the high seas and at colonial ports reached an unprecedented level. Although not all historians agree on the precise time frame, it is generally applied to those pirates who operated in the Caribbean, the east coast of America, the eastern Atlantic, and the Indian …
Blackbeard - Wikipedia
WebAtlantic. West Indies. Commands. Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure. Edward Teach (or Thatch; c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast …
The Pirate Bay - Wikipedia
WebFounded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate Bay allows visitors to search, download, and contribute magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing among users of the BitTorrent protocol.
Pirate (disambiguation) - Wikipedia
WebA pirate is a person who commits acts of piracy at sea without the authorization of any nation. Pirate(s) or piracy may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media [ edit ]
Anne Bonny - Wikipedia
WebAnne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720), sometimes Ann Fulford, was an Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. What little that is known of her life comes largely from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates, which is highly speculative and unreliable.
Category:Pirates - Wikipedia
WebCategory. : Pirates. See also Category:Privateers. Piracy and privateering overlap, but are not the same. For explanations of each term see pirate and privateer . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pirates.
Piracy - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebPiracy can mean different things; it can be a crime that is committed. A human on a ship at sea is called a pirate and usually has small, fast boats. Pirates use such boats to attack other ships, which are usually large cargo ships. [1] The Jolly Roger flag is a well known symbol of pirates.
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