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  2. Republic of Pirates - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Pirates was the base and stronghold of a loose confederacy run by privateers-turned-pirates in Nassau on New Providence island in the Bahamas during the Golden Age of Piracy [1] for about twelve years from 1706 until 1718.

  3. List of museums in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    Bahamas Historical Society Museum; National Art Gallery of The Bahamas; Nassau Public Library and Museum; San Damon Museum; Pompey Museum of Slavery & Emancipation; Balcony House Museum; Fort Charlotte; Heritage Museum of the Bahamas; Junkanoo World Museum & Arts Centre; Pirates of Nassau

  4. Nassau, The Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The next landmark is the British Colonial Hotel, which marks the beginning of Bay Street proper. Pirates of Nassau Museum is just across from the British Colonial Hilton. The next few blocks of Bay Street are wall-to-wall boutiques, with a few restaurants and clubs interspersed throughout the retailers. Queen's staircase

  5. History of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    Diarama of Anne Bonny and Mary Read at Nassau harbor at the Pirates of Nassau Museum in Nassau. The two began their pirating careers at Nassau. In August of 1720, Rackham stole the sloop William out of Nassau harbor. Alongside him was a small crew that included female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. In October, Rackham, Bonny and Read were ...

  6. Flying Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Flying Gang was an 18th-century group of pirates who established themselves in Nassau, New Providence in the Bahamas after the destruction of Port Royal in Jamaica. [2] The gang consisted of the most notorious and cunning pirates of the time, and they terrorized and pillaged the Caribbean until the Royal Navy and infighting brought them to ...

  7. Piracy in the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Charles Vane, like many early 18th-century pirates, operated out of Nassau in the Bahamas. He was the only pirate captain to resist Woodes Rogers when Rogers asserted his governorship over Nassau in 1718, attacking Rogers' squadron with a fire ship and shooting his way out of the harbor rather than accept the new governor's royal pardon.

  8. Henry Jennings - Wikipedia

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    Jennings became an unofficial mayor of the growing pirate colony in Nassau, or the Republic of Pirates, [citation needed] and author Johnson-Mist would later describe him as "Captain Jennings, who was [the Nassau pirates'] Commodore, and who always bore a great Sway among them, being a Man of good Understanding, and good Estate, before this ...

  9. Fort Fincastle (The Bahamas) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. It was built to provide protection to Nassau. [1] The fort, which is shaped like a paddle steamer, was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore to protect Nassau from pirates. He named it Fort Fincastle, after his second title, Viscount Fincastle.

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