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Privateers attacking Spanish ships. The Atlantic World refers to the period between European colonization of the Americas (1492-) and the early nineteenth century. Piracy became prevalent in this era because of the difficulty of policing this vast area, the limited state control over many parts of the coast, and the competition between different European powers.
A pirate and slave trader active in the Caribbean and the Red Sea in the late 1690s. Robert Glover: d. 1698 1693–1698 Ireland / Colonial America An Irish-American pirate active in the Red Sea area in the late 1690s. Christopher Goffe? 1683–1691 Colonial America A pirate and privateer active in the Red Sea and the Caribbean. He was ...
Articles relating to Piracy in the Atlantic World. Piracy was a phenomenon that was not limited to the Caribbean region. Golden Age pirates roamed off the coast of Eastern North America, Africa and the Caribbean.
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy. Piracy also offered power and quick riches. [citation needed]
Bernard Bailyn argues that the Atlantic is the “story of a world in motion.” [3]: 61 Pirates were part of this motion; they lived, operated and died as part of the Atlantic world. Defying traditional alliances, attacking and capturing merchant vessels of all nations, pirates wreaked havoc on an emerging economic system, disrupted trade ...
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is one of the most successful film series of all time.. Becoming a billion-dollar hit at the worldwide box office not once, but twice, the films follow the ...
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 ...
Kiera Knightley played Elizabeth Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. The five films collectively made $4.5 billion for Disney between 2003 and 2017. Knightley said the films were ...