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Pirate John Derdrake, active in the Baltic in the late 1700s, was said to have drowned all his victims by forcing them to walk the plank. [6] In July 1822, William Smith, captain of the British sloop Blessing, was forced to walk the plank by the Spanish pirate crew of the schooner Emanuel in the West Indies. [7]
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery (20 August 1659 – Disappeared: June 1696), sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, [a] was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s.
The pirates use one of its pages to make a Black Spot for Silver, only to have him predict bad luck on Dick for sacrilege. Soon becoming mortally ill with malaria, Dick ends up being marooned on the island after the deaths of George Merry and John. Dirk: One of Flint's old pirate hands, he was a lookout for the ex-pirates in Pew's attack on the Inn
The Black Spot is a literary device invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel Treasure Island (serialized 1881–82, published as a book in 1883). It is a message on paper or card, signifying the verdict of accused pirates.
Raven Xingtao is the daughter and rightful heir of the Pirate King. She is on a quest for revenge against her brothers who stole her inheritance. Raven originally appeared in the Princeless series, before starring in her own spin-off comic book series, Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess. [3] Creator Jeremy Whitley confirmed that Raven is ...
Pirates: Adventures in Art (French: Pirates: Chercheurs d'art) is a Canadian animated children's television series which aired on CBC Television in Canada from December 18, 2010 to October 15, 2011. [1]
WikiProject Piracy is dedicated to improving and maintaining articles about Pirates and Piracy here on Wikipedia. We aim to improve the quality and general coverage of waterborne piracy articles, develop guidelines and recommendations to support a comprehensive coverage of the topic, and serve as a central location for discussion of issues related to piracy and pirate pages.