History Of Piracy List

Types of Pirates:

The Buccaneers - Brief history of the 17th century pirates and their conflicts with Spain in the New World.

The Pirates - General text about pirates. Description who they indeed were, and why are they so notorious and exciting.

The Privateers - The facts about naval soldiers who can be described as pirates only in a style of their actions.

The Vikings - Terrifying warriors who pillaged Europe a thousand years ago. Their action and behavior associate them to the classic pirates.

History of Piracy:

Ancient Piracy - An article about the oldest pirates and how they affected great Greek, and latter Roman Empire.

Golden Age Of Piracy - An article about the short period between 1680 and 1730, when pirates were most influential in history of piracy.

Modern Piracy - Facts about modern sea-criminals who are often called "pirates".

Regions and Places:

New Providence - Famous pirates' hideout which latter transformed into the center base of the Caribbean surpassing piracy.

Port Royal - Facts about Port Royal, famous bucaneers' hideout, that was once called "the richest and wickedest city in the world".

Tortuga - This little island and the small north-west part of Hispaniola was the strongest buccaneers' base for many years, and alongside Port Royal, the most important in buccaneers' history.

West Indies - Text about geographic location and brief history off the West Indies.

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