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True Caribbean Pirates is a documentary that aired on the History Channel in 2006. The documentary tells about pirates of the Caribbean such as Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, Anne Bonny and Black Bart Roberts. Larger than life, more dangerous than legend - pirates and buccaneers set sail for plunder.
He is best known for sailing alongside Jean-Baptiste du Casse as well as for his Articles, or "Pirate Code." Nicholas Clough: 1682–1683 England Active in the Caribbean and off the coast of Africa. He is best remembered for leaving behind a well-documented Pirate Code, his "Articles of Agreement". Edward Collier: 17th century 1668–1671 England
The Light at the Edge of the World: United States Spain Kevin Billington: Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar: Set at Cape Horn in the year 1865. Based on The Lighthouse at the End of the World: 1972 Un pirata de doce años René Cardona Jr. Hugo Stiglitz, René Cardona III, Christa Linder: Pirates of Blood Island José Luis Merino
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]
Sandokan the animated series was released in 1992 by Spanish animation studio BRB International, and broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 and Republic of Ireland on RTE Two. It was later repeated in the UK on certain ITV regions in 1996.
HMS Drake, the ship which captured Bannister. Joseph Bannister (died 1687, first name occasionally given as George) was an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy.
This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1600s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1600 and 1609. Events ... [4] 1601 January ...
According to Ming records [3] his name is first recorded after 1400, when a Ming convoy was attacked by pirates commanded by Chen Zuyi. At Palembang Chen had 5,000 men and 10 ships under his command, and was the strongest pirate of Southeast Asia at the time.