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March 26 – the Parliament of England passes an act for the redemption of captives taken by Turkish, Moorish and other pirates.; April 1 – After being sighted off the Yorkshire coast by a local fisherman, Royalist privateer Captain Joseph Constant and his 30-man Dutch crew are surprised by an attack party led by Robert Colman and Captain Thomas Lassells and captured after a brief skirmish.
The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet. Virginia Beach, VA: Köehlerbooks. ISBN 978-1-6466-3151-3. Pérotin-Dumon, Anne (1991). "The Pirate and the Emperor: Power and the Law on the Seas, 1450–1850". In Tracy, James D. (ed.). The Political Economy of Merchant Empires State Power and World Trade, 1350–1750. Studies ...
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 ...
This is a timeline of the history of piracy.. Piracy in ancient history; Piracy in post-classical history; 1560s; 1570s; 1580s; 1590s; 1600s; 1610s; 1620s; 1630s ...
Bartholomew Sharp, Firing La Serena, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835006. Bartholomew Sharp (c. 1650 – 29 October 1702) was an English buccaneer and privateer. His career of piracy lasted seven years (1675–1682).
Historians typically recognize three periods within the broader Golden Age of Piracy: The buccaneering period from 1650 to 1680, the Pirate Round period from approximately 1690 to 1700 (the term Pirate Round refers to a particular sailing route for pirates which flourished from 1693 to 1700, but also saw use before and after), and the post ...
Pitcher Paul Skenes had an outstanding first season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning National League Rookie of the Year honors with a 1.96 ERA, 170 strikeouts in 133 innings and an 11-3 record ...
According to Alexandre Exquemelin's 1684 account The History of the Buccaneers of America, l'Olonnais' was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne in France.He first arrived in the Caribbean as an indentured servant during the 1650s.