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Yes, as usual, I need help. I know how the pirates attack in open sea, taking the wind gauge if British, the French were taking the leeward gauge... But there were pirates also in Barataria, in the Mississippi Delta, among marshes and floating islands, and their tactics had to be different. Also those who hit in Bahamas among the many cays and islets. I would need some different attack techniques... I also imagine (up to you to tell me if I am right or not) that these pirates in the Mississippi Delta would be men who know well the area and are well armed, but who have pirogues and fishing boats, waiting for a ship to get aground on a floating island or to get stuck some…
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As sort of a starting point for that book about pirate surgeons I am always nattering on about, I have finally started adding some serious surgical content to my Pirate Surgeon's webpage relating to the surgeon's instruments. The first page in this series features an assortment of fun dental instruments as featured in the English translation of Jacques Guillimeau's The French Chirurgerie, printed in London in 1683. This puts it right square in the middle of the GAoP as an information resource (even though the original French version of the book precedes the GAoP by about 100 years.) Note that I think we can rate this as being safe for those of you who get queasy easily; …
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I just finished a fictional pirate book where Taylor is described with weak or disabled hands. The author claimed that this particular fact was true, but did not give any sources. Does anyone know where this comes from?
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Does anyone know where the image showing all those buccaneers in one group is? The ones I find are just partials showing onesies and twosies, (the three with the "greasy hair", the two with the ball-caps on, etc.). There is one fellow kind of in the back tending a fire and possibly stirring a kettle and this guy has his long hair down, a few days' growth of beard.... anyhow, is there a good view of the entire assemblage anywhere around? Thanks for any guidance in the search. Bo
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I've written a new post for my blog about what life was like in New Providence. It's called "The Strongest Man Carries the Day," Life in New Providence, 1716-1717. http://csphistorical.com/2015/07/26/the-strongest-man-carries-the-day-life-in-new-providence-1716-1717/ Find out all kinds of interesting information about life in this pirate stronghold during it's peak years. Learn about the geography of the port, where the pirates came from, what structures they lived in, what women did in the settlement, and more. The beginning of the article includes a convenient click-to-jump-to table of contents.
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I've bin thinking of this lately, the 1718 King's Pardon the Woodes Rogers brought to Nassau. It's goal was to drive out the Pirates or stop them by offering the blanket Pardon. But there was a problem the colony itself made money of the Pirates with them gone Rogers had a hard time getting Money to Nassau, the Pirate Republic was a Boomtown a Hell on Wheels. There is an Island next to Cuba called Island of Youth this would have make a good place for Pirate Republic LW
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I didn't found a real thread to this topic (did I miss it somehow?), so as I am researching this for a while, I thought I would like to contribute my little work of diligence here. A pirate should know his business and in my oppinion knowing all kinds of flags might be important to his trade. After the sight of a ship recognizing the flown flag should be the first desire. This might help to decide an attack, a sail by or starting a getaway. I haven't decided yet an logical order of the flags, so I will start with what I have already made. Maybe a moderator could order the postings somehow later (if it makes sense at all?). I did some flag charts they are true to what I…
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I wrote on my blog about sailors' possessions during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. I cast the post around analyzing one of the most stereotypical depictions of a sea chest, Billy Bone's from Treasure Island. Figured that would draw the attention of people who are more interested in the pirate aspect of that period's history. http://csphistorical.com/2015/07/07/a-sailors-possessions/
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I've started a new blog, "Colonies, Ships, and Pirates." For the first post, I decided to put together one of the most frequent questions I get online, what books do you recommend? http://csphistorical.com/2015/06/28/recommend-books-on-pirate-history/
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I would like to know how a pirate town would look like in the Caribbean, of which buildings such a settlement would be composed, what architectural style would have been common? Why would? Because I am dreaming of layout, even planning a pirate town, because such a project would drive me to learn more about this topic. Maybe someday there will be a studying model of such a pirate town. I am comming from the Wilhelminic reenactment (the era around 1900) and there are tons of books, pictures and photographs, there are even still lots of buildings to find nowadays. But I was very unskilled in digging out pictures or drawings of such stuff from the Caribbean from around 171…
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This is astounding. This is Kevin Duffus giving a presentation on March 19 to the Virginia Historical Society, "What's Wrong with Black Beard?" I saw a version of this talk about two years ago in Washington, North Carolina. This version is even better. Even if you disagree with some of his points, the evidence he has found relating to Blackbeard's history I think demonstrates how highly worth discussion and debate his position is. The sheer amount of evidence here has to make you at least think "there are too many coincidences for at least some of it to not be correct. Surely all these names matching all can't just be coincidence (at least some of the "coincidences" must …
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Just finished "Everyday Life in Early America" by David Freeman Hawke. Covered some interesting things I never new about colonial life. I never knew that the main farming technique was to cut a ring around a tree to kill it, thus the following year it will produce no leaves and create no canopy allowing light to reach the floor. Planting was then done around the dead tree. Little effort was made to remove the trees since the task was labor intensive and oxen a rare beast. The book also describes the labor that went into the creation of a saw mill and later a grist mill. Well written and an easy read.
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Hi I was watching Black Sails a supported Pirate TV show unlike Crossbones, and it's a good show but I was wondering how did they speak back then in the early 18th Century?, the talk on the show is 21th Century a lot of salt in it. Example 81th Century swears, I don't believe that they were as complete as we know them today. Also we must count in Pigin that talk of those trying to get there point across do to the fact that Pirate crews were made up of different nations, and they didn't all speak them same words. LW
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I've recently started a new project, creating pirate themed bartending book. We try to keep as much of the drinks as historically accurate as we can. I came to halt trying research what we know as sangria, Sangaree, is original made from. Most recipes I came across were absurd. Does anyone have a good reference to a period correct version?
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I am thinking at a fair as a public holiday on a feast day... let's say Mardi Gras, May Day, or the town's patron saint. What kind of attractions were there then, besides eating and drinking and dancing? I assume fortune telling, the games specific to the area... and what else? A bit later than our story there were shooting stalls - hit all marks and you'll get a trophy. What could have preceded this in our times? Archery, darts... or what?
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I was tuning in to watch yet another "the real history behind pirates of the Caribbean" show, this time on the Smithsonian channel. This one is called: "The Real Story: Pirates of the Caribbean." Well, . . . This one was different. They interview Angus Konstam, the English weapons expert that is on so many of the better British-made history shows, and some bloke sitting in the great cabin of some boat- named E T Fox. I wasn't expecting much, as most of these kinda shows are pretty basic and sometimes not particularly well shot or edited. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see our own Ed Foxe there. (I pointed out to my wife "Hey, THAT is the Ed Fox I've talked about…
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Hi there everyone, I hope you are well and having a wonderful week so far. I am interested to know what kind of information we've got on drug usage among pirates of the 1700's - does anyone have any insights? In taverns, on board etc. Warm regards J
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What do we know about colonial inns? Did all of them service a meal? What sort of food was common? Did all of them have a tavern for drinking and socializing? Was music common? What other services were provided (stables etc)? Did they seem to follow a typical layout or building plan?
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Hi all, haven't posted in a while. I was wondering if any documented acts of piracy happened in the LI Sound during the GAOP? The only thing I seem to be able to find about the LI Sound is that Kidd may have sailed through there and somebody named Thomas Veal? He predates the GAOP though. LI Sound doesn't seem like it was an ideal place to go pirating anyway, with LI blocking an easy escape. But, I am from CT, so I was just wondering if there is any other info out there. As far as NYC, do we have names of any pirates that Gov. Benjamin Fletcher dealt with? Was NYC really a booming "pirate town" at the end of the 17th century or has that been exaggerated? Was it more so d…
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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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I've been wondering about the religious beliefs of those on pirate ships. Often they are portrayed as Godless, yet we have examples (thinking specifically of Roberts and his associates) of overtly Christian practices on pirate ships. Also, a number of authors I have read mention the Catholic vs. Protestant grouping of pirates/privateers. Primarily, they are discussing the Irish and the French, where Catholics went toward the Spanish side (or French royalist), while the Huguenots and other "Reformed" groups rallied more to the English and Dutch side (who where usually on the same-side in this period). So, based on YOUR readings, what have you found? Were the pirates "…
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Hi I need help with info about The Pirate Republic in Nassau, the islands that were near the Pirate Republic that helped out as well like Harbor Island. Before anyone mentions it yes I have the book on the Republic of Pirates, BTW how much can a 21th century man screw up early 18th Century?. LW
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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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In the republic of pirates Woodard states that: ”..Royal Navy rations gave each man a half pint of rum and a gallon of beer every day..” What about water? Did they drink water, or was the beer of such low alcohol strength that it served as the common drink aboard? In that case, how did they provide those quantities, were they able to brew beer along the way?
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References to Greek gods or other creatures of the Greek mythology often pops up when reading old texts from the period. Especially when it comes to the naming of ships (and perhaps French in particular?). One image that many here probably are familiar with is the cover to the Dutch General History of the Pirates, which Rediker makes an interesting comparison to the painting “La Liberté guidant le people”. But what is the painter’s message? And who are the gods? I guess we see one of the wind gods, perhaps Zephyrus. Justitia is pretty clear with the scale. Beside her one male god is almost strangled by the lady, perhaps Deimos for terror? To the left there is a creatur…
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