Piracy
A view into those Wolves of The Sea.....Pirates and Piracy from History.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/no-prey-no-pay-code
31st Jul 2021 - This 17th Century Pirate “Code” (also known as "No Prey, No Pay") - involved the practice of recruiting Pirate or Privateer Crews for Expe …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/distribution-of-justice-code
31st Jul 2021 - This Pirate legal “theory” involved how the crew of a captured ship was to be treated. Often, these prisoners would be put to the question …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/letter-of-marque
31st Jul 2021 - A Letter of Marque was a Government instrument that authorized an illegal “Pirate” to raid under “Authority” of the Government …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-piracy-act-of-1698
31st Jul 2021 - This Law, enacted by Great Britain, changed the way Piracy was legally handed. In most cases, a Captain or crew – captured in Piracy, were bound …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-pirate-code
31st Jul 2021 - Pirates had a “Code of Ethics”. As strange as this sounds, these codified rules and regulations were actually a good practice for a Pirate …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-pirate-republic
31st Jul 2021 - This “semi-official” Pirate “Republic” existed on New Providence Island (off Nassau, Bahamas). It lasted from 1706 until 1718 …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/james-gilliham
31st Jul 2021 - Possibly born in England around the 1670s – James “Kelly” Gilliham earned his “flag” as a Pirate off The Coast of West A …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dixie-bull
31st Jul 2021 - While the origins of his name have LONG been lost (some say his name was Dixie “Bulley”), he was truly a “Pirate”. Claiming En …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/pirate-captain-position
31st Jul 2021 - Master of The Ship, The Captain was known more for his ability to take Prizes that his Leadership (although that – through fear was important as …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mate-position
31st Jul 2021 - If a ship deployed Mates, they weer classed “numerically” (1st, 2nd and so forth). On a Pirate vessel, a Mate was usually Apprenticed to a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sailing-master-position
31st Jul 2021 - On a Pirate Ship, The Sailing Master was responsible for the navigation of the ship. This position was mostly an “indentured” occupation. …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sir-francis-verney
31st Jul 2021 - Sir Francis Verney (most often referred to as a “Privateer”) was born in 1584 in England to a Titled Family. Privateer, soldier, Explorer …