Golden Age of Piracy
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Pirate historian and author. Historical facts and fictions.
Website: https://waynesavage.com/
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Interesting video focusing more on buccaneers attacking the Spanish colonies rather than 'enemies of all nations' type pirates.
Pirate Land Warfare: Preparation, Equipment, Tactics and Aftermath
YouTube video by Gold and Gunpowder
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November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Interesting video focusing more on buccaneers attacking the Spanish colonies rather than 'enemies of all nations' type pirates.
An interesting account of the fight against piracy from the 16th century to the hanging of the last pirate captain in Boston in 1835.
#piratehistory #maritimehistory #historybookchat #history
#piratehistory #maritimehistory #historybookchat #history
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An interesting account of the fight against piracy from the 16th century to the hanging of the last pirate captain in Boston in 1835.
#piratehistory #maritimehistory #historybookchat #history
#piratehistory #maritimehistory #historybookchat #history
A reflecting circle, also known as a circle sextant, Borda circle, reflecting circle, or circumferator, was a circular instrument which used mirrors to measure the angular distance between two diverging objects at once.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history #c18th
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history #c18th
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A reflecting circle, also known as a circle sextant, Borda circle, reflecting circle, or circumferator, was a circular instrument which used mirrors to measure the angular distance between two diverging objects at once.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history #c18th
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history #c18th
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The resurrection of a fake letter in the mid-18th century stoked international geopolitical tensions at a time when the individual reward for discovering the Northwest Passage was worth over £2 million.
The resurrection of a fake letter in the mid-18th century stoked international geopolitical tensions at a time when the individual reward for discovering the Northwest Passage was worth over £2 million.
The 18th-century English fake news that helped spawn an American sea
This is a story of how one piece of flawed journalism published in London snowballed a myth that defined the geography of northwest America on over 200 historic
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November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The resurrection of a fake letter in the mid-18th century stoked international geopolitical tensions at a time when the individual reward for discovering the Northwest Passage was worth over £2 million.
The resurrection of a fake letter in the mid-18th century stoked international geopolitical tensions at a time when the individual reward for discovering the Northwest Passage was worth over £2 million.
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➡️ Read more about Elizabeth I of England here:
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I reigned as queen of England from 1558 to 1603. Her 44-year reign was so long and packed with momentous events that the second half of the 16th century is now known as the Elizabethan era...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
➡️ Read more about Elizabeth I of England here:
Choose your weapon.
How Pirates Settled their Issues... By the Sword
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November 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Choose your weapon.
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Pirate ships ran on strict roles and shared power — way more democracy than the empires hunting them. ⚓️🏴☠️
#PirateHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
#PirateHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Who Was Who in a Pirate Crew?
Explore the ranks and roles that shaped life aboard a pirate ship and defined every raid, decision, and mutiny at sea.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Pirate ships ran on strict roles and shared power — way more democracy than the empires hunting them. ⚓️🏴☠️
#PirateHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
#PirateHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt
The Piracy Act 1670 was enacted during the reign of Charles II and its full name was 'An Act to prevent the delivery up of Merchants Shipps, and for the Increase of good and serviceable Shipping'.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #piratehistory #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #piratehistory #history
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Piracy Act 1670 was enacted during the reign of Charles II and its full name was 'An Act to prevent the delivery up of Merchants Shipps, and for the Increase of good and serviceable Shipping'.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #piratehistory #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #piratehistory #history
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Long before modern debates, hemp was powering ships, economies, and whole empires. 🌿⚓
Its fibers held ancient worlds together.
#AncientHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Its fibers held ancient worlds together.
#AncientHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
The Global History of Ancient Hemp
Explore how hemp shaped ancient technologies, economies, and cultures from China to Europe and the Americas through verifiable archaeological and textual evidence.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Long before modern debates, hemp was powering ships, economies, and whole empires. 🌿⚓
Its fibers held ancient worlds together.
#AncientHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Its fibers held ancient worlds together.
#AncientHistory #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
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‘Of all the violent phases in the history of Liverpool, the slave trade was the most vicious, yet it was barely acknowledged until recently.’
John Kerrigan on Liverpool, the Atlantic slave trade and m. nourbeSe philip’s long poem 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘨!
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John Kerrigan on Liverpool, the Atlantic slave trade and m. nourbeSe philip’s long poem 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘨!
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John Kerrigan · No Illusions: Syntax of Slavery
Slavery was accepted across most of the early modern world. No one wanted to be a slave, except when the alternative was...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
‘Of all the violent phases in the history of Liverpool, the slave trade was the most vicious, yet it was barely acknowledged until recently.’
John Kerrigan on Liverpool, the Atlantic slave trade and m. nourbeSe philip’s long poem 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘨!
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Kerrigan on Liverpool, the Atlantic slave trade and m. nourbeSe philip’s long poem 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘨!
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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192 years ago, on the 13th of November 1833, the Leonid meteor storm appeared over north America. Together with Halley's Comet this greatly impacted the study of meteors. It was described by Native American nations, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln among others. #otd 🗃️
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
192 years ago, on the 13th of November 1833, the Leonid meteor storm appeared over north America. Together with Halley's Comet this greatly impacted the study of meteors. It was described by Native American nations, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln among others. #otd 🗃️
Made of wood or brass, a quadrant measures at 90 degree angles how high the sun or North Star is above the horizon in order to determine latitude.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Made of wood or brass, a quadrant measures at 90 degree angles how high the sun or North Star is above the horizon in order to determine latitude.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
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351 years ago, on the 10th of November 1674, the Netherlands ceded their colony of Nieuw Nederland to England, including the city of New Amsterdam which would permanently be renamed to New York after already having been under English control since 1664 and temporarily renamed. #otd #history 🗃️
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy.
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
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This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy.
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
A pelorus looks similar to a compass, but it doesn’t actually show directions. It is a simple, effective tool which is used to determine the bearing of a landmark or celestial body relative to the ship’s heading.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A pelorus looks similar to a compass, but it doesn’t actually show directions. It is a simple, effective tool which is used to determine the bearing of a landmark or celestial body relative to the ship’s heading.
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
#maritimehistory #AgeOfSail #history
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In 1617, Joris Carolus was commissioned by the Noordsche Compagnie - a Dutch whaling cartel - to lead a voyage of discovery.
The mission was apparently successful, with the discovery of two new islands. The first he named Nyeu Hollandt, while the other he named Opdams Eylandt.
The mission was apparently successful, with the discovery of two new islands. The first he named Nyeu Hollandt, while the other he named Opdams Eylandt.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In 1617, Joris Carolus was commissioned by the Noordsche Compagnie - a Dutch whaling cartel - to lead a voyage of discovery.
The mission was apparently successful, with the discovery of two new islands. The first he named Nyeu Hollandt, while the other he named Opdams Eylandt.
The mission was apparently successful, with the discovery of two new islands. The first he named Nyeu Hollandt, while the other he named Opdams Eylandt.
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Recently we were talking a lot about the surgeon on the Mary Rose, and how he was a member of the Company of Barbers and Surgeons.
The 1542 painting by Hans Holbein the younger, King Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons, is even believed to potentially feature our surgeon!
The 1542 painting by Hans Holbein the younger, King Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons, is even believed to potentially feature our surgeon!
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Recently we were talking a lot about the surgeon on the Mary Rose, and how he was a member of the Company of Barbers and Surgeons.
The 1542 painting by Hans Holbein the younger, King Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons, is even believed to potentially feature our surgeon!
The 1542 painting by Hans Holbein the younger, King Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons, is even believed to potentially feature our surgeon!
Did Jeremiah Cocklyn die on Madagascar or was he hanged? His fate remains a mystery.
#piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th
#piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Did Jeremiah Cocklyn die on Madagascar or was he hanged? His fate remains a mystery.
#piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th
#piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th
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5 Nov 1799 // 64-gun 3rd-rate HMS Sceptre was wrecked in a storm with about 300 lives lost while at anchor off Cape Town, South Africa. Her anchor cables parted and she was driven onto a reef on the southern shore of Table Bay. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
5 Nov 1799 // 64-gun 3rd-rate HMS Sceptre was wrecked in a storm with about 300 lives lost while at anchor off Cape Town, South Africa. Her anchor cables parted and she was driven onto a reef on the southern shore of Table Bay. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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220 years ago today – Admiral Collingwood’s despatches with news of victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson, arrived in London, brought by HMS Pickle
The picture is HMS Pickle, Bringer of News, by British marine artist Richard Grenville
#RoyalNavy #OnThisDay #Trafalgar
The picture is HMS Pickle, Bringer of News, by British marine artist Richard Grenville
#RoyalNavy #OnThisDay #Trafalgar
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
220 years ago today – Admiral Collingwood’s despatches with news of victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson, arrived in London, brought by HMS Pickle
The picture is HMS Pickle, Bringer of News, by British marine artist Richard Grenville
#RoyalNavy #OnThisDay #Trafalgar
The picture is HMS Pickle, Bringer of News, by British marine artist Richard Grenville
#RoyalNavy #OnThisDay #Trafalgar
Leisler's Rebellion - the rebellion that Captain Kidd helped to put down.
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#history #17thc
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November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Leisler's Rebellion - the rebellion that Captain Kidd helped to put down.
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#history #17thc
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#history #17thc