Captain Twill
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Are you interested in what really happened in the Golden Age of Piracy? Do you want to separate fact from fiction? Excellent! Welcome to Captain Twill! Like the main Forums page says, Captain Twill is for "Academic talk on maritime history, research, & interesting info". Does this mean fun is not allowed? Of course not. It does mean that we discuss things in an often rigorous academic way. Some people come into Captain Twill and get confused or upset at the differences. The tone of the discussions here can be very much different than the rest of the Pub. If you don't know about that, Captain Twill can be an upsetting place. So here's a FAQ to read,…
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I posted in the "Faire vs Reenactment" thread that I want to create an authentic 1680's period buccaneer. For myself, I am approaching this as "Hard core, living History" so I want everything to be as accurate as I can possibly make it. There are other threads dealing with different aspects on the GAoP, this thread will deal specificly with the Buccaneer period (aproxametly 1630 -1689) CLOTHING Exactly what would buccaneers have worn. Right now, I have a discription and a few period prints, but I have many questions...... WEAPONS What would have been carried. I have a poor quality picture of a Dutch musket from the Museum of the Fur Trade, but to recreat a period gun…
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Now I know the local militia men wore every day clothes. However if someone was to focus on a single uniform style for a garrison guard or marine unit.... Let's face, everyone can't be the damn pirates or things look lop-sided and silly. (Kind of like a volley fire and no one falling down.) So someone has to put on the uniform or we can't play.... Hence my questions. Typical and timeless red coats? Rats
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Hi I would to share some pictures about GAoP period... you may know these but some perhaps don't Captain Robert Knox of the East India Company French naval officer circa 1700 English admiral circa 1700
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I started its own post, I didn't want to take away from the Morgan Pic topic. Boots, yeah. I love this debate. Now see people, we can have a friendly debate, without peoples slops getting in a bunch. GoF, I didn’t get your PM about the Batavia’s boots, but I received those pics from Charity here at the pub. True, if you look at the pics of the “Bucket Boots” who in there right mind would want to wear those stiff looking things on a ship, maybe some, I don’t know. If you look at the pics of the Batavia boots and another illustration of seamen wearing boots, they look totally different, looser, more baggy and more “ship friendly”. Is it possibly that there were several…
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I am still pondering my period(ish) medicine sea chest for holding all my potions and instruments and I thought those of you with experience in other sea-going chests might be able to help me out. Note that there are no known extant medicine chests from anywhere even near period. The best we have is a drawing from William Clowes which was first printed in one of his books in 1588. You can see it below. There are a number of problems with using this particular chest as a template for a sea surgeon's medicine chest IMO. First is the date, which is about 100 years before period. For the time being, we'll leave that aside. Second is the size. Of course, it is almost imposs…
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I dont know if this has been started, I thought it would be cool to start a list of all pirate ships with names. If you guys know any other names these captains used please add them. To be continued.... William Kidd- Adventure Galley, Galley-Frigate 34 Guns Adventure Prize (formerly Queda Merchant ex-Moorish Ship) 34 Guns 400 tons John Bowen- Speaking Trumpet, ex-slaver 50 guns 450 tons Speedy Return, Brig Blackbeard- Queen Anne's Revenge, ex-French slaver flute 40 guns 250 tons Adventure, sloop 6 Guns Bartholomew Roberts Little Ranger, sloop 10 Guns Good Fortune, Brig 18 Guns (Anstis ran off w/ it) Royal Rover, sloop-of-war 32 Guns Royal Fortune (severa…
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Ahoy mates I have made a replica of the Whydah cartridge box based on its archaeological drawings and measurements, as well as the few photos that exist of it. I have been considering making a few more to sell on a limited basis, but I'd like to know what kind of interest there may be out there for this before I start the project. Would anyone be interested?
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so looking around, it seems that a nice galley chest would be nice. mr wobble had a nice practical one compliments of the boyscouts engineering program, which he graciously shared it source. I was wondering if anyone had an example of a campaign furniture one. I have seen a copy of the british campaign furniture book and it is a bit out of my price range at $260. does anyone have any pictures or repros or drawings or written descriptions of such a creature?
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Ahoy me mateys! What did a sea chest for the GAoP look like? Did they look like the ones seen at Marlinespike.com? I'm looking to build one of me own, but I'd like one that is appropriate to our time period. Thanks for your help!
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If it's ok with everyone I'd like to get the ball rolling on this with two books which should be easily available (if they're not on your shelves already). My suggestion is that anyone who fancies gets hold of a copy of each of these books then in a month or so we discuss and compare the two. Shall we say around the 15th of October? Hopefully we'll all learn stuff and we'll be able (as time goes on) to weed out books which turn out to be rubbish. I suggest breaking in gently with: Under the Black Flag, by David Cordingly. And Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas, by Nigel Cawthorne. Anyone up for this?
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I'm looking to hook up with anyone else interested in the subject of ship's surgeons. I've been in re-enactment for some time now, and usually portray physicians or surgeons from about 1700-1880, depending on who's paying me. But I've always been land-locked. I've become more and more interested in sea-faring things, thanks mostly to my wife Red Bess, who also lurks about these parts. Any other sawbones and leech doctors about?
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Not sure t' put this here in Captain Twill or in The Thieves Market, but th' way I sees it them blaggard thieves would just steal it so I chose here. Ok now, there be tons o' books on Knots 'n even more on th' net but what I be trying t' find is an instructional aid for making them fancy wrapping, braiding if ye will, on tool handles? Like the ones ye see on most any true sailor's knives, fids, or anything else he get he's hands on with a handle, like these here: Frayed Knot Arts On that particular page he mentions a "needle-hitch" o' which I have had no luck finding information on. Ya I know, I have many 'knot books' and through th' years with me Da, a fishing tackle…
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I was going through some of favorites list in IE to see if there were any that were gone or outdated. I came across this one and it's still good!: http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html It's called The Mother of All Maritime Links or John's Nautical Links List. Everything from Amatuer Boat Building & Repair to that old favorite Miscellaneous. There is even Pirates. :) Have fun!
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Complete article (and photo) at http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A...T/80711060/1031 When you’re on the beach, keep an eye out for a black flag on the horizon — pirates are coming. They’ve got guns, swords, ships and stench — and it’s all historically accurate. The Sea Rats Atlantic is a historical maritime crew that recreates the world of pirates. With 144 members with about 60 active crewmen, the Sea Rats take to land and sea to teach people about real-life pirates that roamed the waves. “The recent movies don’t help a lot,” says Joe Ruggiero, the captain of Sea Rats Atlantic. “They add an air of goofiness to pirates. It’s hard to rise above that.” Ruggiero…
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NOVEMBER 21, 1724 On this day in 1724, the pirate ship 'Revenge' attacked the British ship 'Sarah'. Most of the crew was set adrift, though some deemed useful were given the option of joining John Gow's crew. Over the next few months, John Gow attacked several other ships. Also on this day in 1996, Intersal Inc., a private research firm, discovered the wreck believed to be the 'Queen Anne’s Revenge'. It was located by Intersal's director of operations, Mike Daniel, who used historical research provided by Intersal's president, Phil Masters and archaeologist David Moore. The vessel is in the Atlantic Ocean in shallow water offshore from Fort Macon State Park (34°41′44″N …
Last reply by William Brand, -
I'd like to know about how to behave in a Caribbean tavern so I can get my characters in trouble. Specifically, I need to know the tolerance for fighting and necking, but any information on tavern behavior (good or bad) is welcome and wanted. Thanks!
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greetings fellow fair and honest traders this has bugged me for a while, but does anyone know if pirates/sailor's of the GAOP had tattoos (i'm pretty sure they did), if so is there any records of such and descriptions? i ask as tattoos are abit of a hobby of mine!!!
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Ok, since we're going for the correct look and plastic sporks won't work. (God I luv a good spork!) so what are correct eating goods? Pewter goods? clay works? Wooden tankards? Cast iron forks?? Rats
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I am interested in finding out some more about female pirates. Obviously there is Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Cheng I Sao. But I have always been under the impression that there were a number of women who sailed as pirates who's stories are not as famous. I am looking for discussion as well as maybe some suggested reading material. Billie
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Ok well with all the slashing and shooting and such, did pirates stitch thir wounds? I would imagine they could have sustained some more serious gashes with all the close fighting.. How would they treat this? It seems with not much fresh watter and no antibiotics there must have been methods, I'm trying to imagine surviving through all the elements of life at sea..
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I was reading the historical information that Kass sends with her breeches/slops pattern and was quite surprised (if I'm interpreting correctly) that there's no evidence during the GAoP for the loose open bottom slops (short or long) so many of us wear. Well, I don't wear them yet...that's why I bought the pattern, only to find out that it's either breeches or trousers, but not 'slops'. So are there hundreds of enthusiasts/reenactors running around in the wrong garmet, or is there some evidence that what we normally think of as slops existed in period?
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Some of the items to be discussed here have been previously hashed out in other threads, so let us look at this as a consolidation of ideas for the overall look and feel of a good period encampment. Because of many upcoming festivals, and Pirates in Paradise later in the year, I have been getting a fair number of questions about period camps that I would like second opinions and advice about. 1 - Tents I assume that the common variety wedge is a passable tent, but I would like to know for certain if a wedge is appropriate and what tents may be better suited to the period. 2 - Cookware Cast iron? forged cookware? Copper? Cooking tripods? There are numerous questio…
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This information below is on my webpage (see below) and comes from several sources. The discussion started at the Piratebrethren Yahoo Site and reflects several threads and discussions on that site . The sources include "Working Dress" by Diana de Marly (1986), Christopher Lloyd's "The British Seaman" (1968) and G.E. Manwaring, “The Dress of the British Seaman from the Revolution to the Peace of 1748, "Mariner’s Mirror, The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research, Volume 10, 1924. In 1628 the British Admiralty made sailor's clothing, called "slops," available to press-ganged men. They consisted of a suit of canvas with doublet and breeches, Monmouth caps, cot…
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Piracy wouldn't be fun without the scourge of disease on bord ships and making contact with distant people. I give you the preliminary top ten that only a commited non-farb reenactor would wear with a badge of honor today! 10. Ague (....malarial fever) 9. Bronze John or Yellowjacket (...yellow fever) 8. Sprue (...tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore throat) 7. Worm Fit (...Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated temperature or diarrhea) 6. Mania (...insanity, no less) 5. Dry Belly Ache (...Lead poisoning) 4. Lockjaw (...fatal after 8 days) 3. King's Evil (...tuberculosis neck& lymph glands) 2. Scurvy (…
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