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| | | | | He is one of the most infamous and well-known pirates in history--but was William "Captain" Kidd actually innocent of piracy and murder? The surprising answer may be "yes". Not much is known of Captain Kidd's early life--most of his story comes from his own testimony at his piracy trial. He was born "William Kyd" in... | |
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| | | | | History Of Pirates and Rum. "Arr Ye Matie!" "Are you drunk Wetbrain? What the hell was that?" Harold had to ask. "I just finished watching the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie Harold. So, you know I had to find out about the true history of pirates and rum."... | |
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| | | In The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths, I've devoted an entire chapter to this myth of walking the plank. The image above is of a Dutch flotilla commanded by Captain Lambert Hendrikszoon circa 1619 harshly negotiating a peace treaty with Algiers, notorious for its "Barbary corsairs." Note that a corsair was... | ||