The Horn of Africa: Somalia, nest of dangerous pirates Piracy in the Horn of Africa, Somalia pirate base. Attacks on merchant ships and luxury cruise ships, with kidnappings and millionaire ransoms …
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Raleigh, English nobleman and explorer Bold and bold, Raleigh. an aspiring nobleman, he was not content with piracy and tried to reach the mythical -El Dorado- at too expensive a price Famous …
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Hawkins: English Corsair, knighted Hawkins began as a slave trader buying slaves in Africa and taking them to America. Financed by the Queen and rewarded, he ended up as a famous English privateer, …
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Drake, success as captain, failure as vice-admiral Was he the most famous privateer? Among the English Drake stood out, and became a famous corsair with a fortune with many imitators. He traveled …
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What did the Pirates eat and drink? Food? It wasn't all about eating delicious turtle soup and getting drunk on rum. Sometimes the food aboard ships, pirates or not, was bad. This was the way they …
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Famous Pirates Curiosities Some were famous for turning from prisoners into pirates. Others did so for various reasons. Because of their personality they became famous and their quirks and …
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How did pirates die? This is how pirates died, without a happy ending. Capture, captivity, death and their ways of dying, before and after combat. Fortune soon abandoned them Pirate Danger Pirate …
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Pirate parties How were their entertainments? Pirates lived from day to day and their parties were as brutal as they were. They had no limits when it came to eating or getting drunk. They didn't mind …
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What was the pirate boarding like? Boarding was their method of combat, which avoided spoiling the booty. Booty was their objective, whether it was money, jewels, weapons, merchandise, prisoners or …
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