Piracy
A view into those Wolves of The Sea.....Pirates and Piracy from History.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/henry-strangwish
31st Jul 2021 - Known as “The Gentleman Pirate”, Strangwish's life prior to his Pirate career is unknown. He was most active from 1552 to 1554. Speculated …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/libertalia
31st Jul 2021 -
Along with “The Pirate Republic”, the “legend” of another larger Pirate ruled island, known as Libertalia – has b …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/william-aleyn
31st Jul 2021 - Born in Southwest England in 1420, Aleyn raided English shipping in The English Channel. He worked with the likes of William Kidd (and others). Oddly, …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/nicolas-brown
31st Jul 2021 - His birthdate unknown, Brown was an active Pirate off of Jamaica in the early 18th Century. He was well known for hiding his “plunder” in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thomas-pound
31st Jul 2021 - Born in England in 1689, Pound started his “Sea” career in The Royal Navy. He rose to a Junior Officer and was a skilled Cartographer. Lea …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/maravedi-currency
31st Jul 2021 - Another well circulated Currency of Imperial Spain, was The Maravedi. First minted in the 12th Century, it carried onward to the 19th Century. Origina …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/john-coxton
31st Jul 2021 -
His early life is obscure, but he may have possibly been born in England in the 1680s. Operating primarily in The Caribbean, Coxton made …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mary-read
31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, female Pirates - while rare, did exist. A few were as cutthroat and driven as their male counterparts. One in particular was Mary Rea …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/benjamin-hornigold
31st Jul 2021 - Born in England around 1680, Hornigold's career lasted only from 1715 to 1718. He managed to make quite a name for himself during that time. A well kn …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-royal-fortune
31st Jul 2021 - Of Brigantine design, The French Ship "Good Fortune" was built in 1717. She was a 3 Masted, 115 ton Ship that was 70 feet long and stood some 21 feet …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/a-general-history-of-pyrates
31st Jul 2021 - Considered one of the earliest known contemporary literary sources dealing with Pirates and Piracy, “A General History of Pyrates” was wri …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sequin-currency
31st Jul 2021 - Sequins were a form of gold Currency minted in Venice and Greater Italy in the 13th Century. They consisted of .986 Fine Gold, weighing 3.5 grams. Use …