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silverscreenings.org
Charles Laughton as the clever and greedy Captain Kidd. Image: Daily Motion In may ways, it must have been difficult to star in a movie with Charles Laughton. The Oscar-winning British actor probably didn't mean to steal every scene he was in, but it happened anyway. Look at the seafaring adventure Captain Kidd (1945) starring... |
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republicofpirates.net
Government-sanctioned pirates, commonly known as privateers, played a crucial role in naval warfare and economic strategy during the Age of Sail. Privateering was essentially a legalized form of piracy, authorized by governments through the issuance of letters of marque. These letters granted private ship owners permission to attack enemy vessels and seize their cargo, with [...] |
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benersonlittle.com
Boston in 1694, by Cyprian Southack, legendary Massachusetts privateer during King William's War and Queen Anne's War. In the former he commanded the Mary and Province Galley privateers, and in the latter the old and new Province Galley. (Leventhal Map and Education Center.) In recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday, a few words from fictional... |
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