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Piracy and Poole, 1580-1730

Author: Don Nutt                       Elizabethan Days At the start of the period Piracy was rife in the Poole area and Lloyd saw it as one of Dorset’s important industries[1], “having […]

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What book did Blackbeard read?

The Guardian last week reported that archaeological conservators in North Carolina have made a remarkable discovery about pirates’ reading habits. Blackbeard’s bedtime reading may have been about the exploits of […]

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Life was like this then… The Pirate Code.

The Pirate Code Pirates are considered to be a brutal, lawless lot.  But on board ship, they live under a set of rules called ‘The Pirates Code’ or ‘Articles of […]

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William Dampier

William Dampier                                                                                        This description of the fascinating and diverse life of William Dampier offers some insights as to the extraordinary lives some people led in those days. Today Dampier is […]