The Real Pirates of the Caribbean/ The Golden Age of Piracy

Timestamps: 
0:00 - Intro 
0:23 - Pirate Myths
3:28 - Pirates & Privateers 
7:24 - Pirate Punishments
9:47 - Pirate Attack
14:57 - The Golden Age of Piracy
18:34 - Calico Jack - John Rackman
25:31 - Anne Bonny & Mary Reed
33:12 - Blackbeard - Savage or Soft?
45:02 - Black Bart - Bartholomew Roberts
51:15 - The Golden Age Comes to an End
53:12 - Piracy & Modern Times 

 ►Sources:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Age_of_Piracy/ 
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1847/pirate-punishments-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger 
https://www.worldhistory.org/Calico_Jack/ 
Scroll to References for 20 sources Calico Jack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rackham 
https://www.worldhistory.org/Anne_Bonny/ 
https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Read/
https://www.nps.gov/people/blackbeard.htm
Black Beard’s real identity? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/ 
BB’s Ship: https://ancientnc.web.unc.edu/exhibits/shipwrecks/queen-annes-revenge/#:~:text=While trying to enter the,portions of the shipwreck site. 
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/pirates-history-golden-age-piracy 
https://benersonlittle.com/2021/06/18/the-fanciful-mythical-calico-jack-rackham-pirate-flag/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/pirates-bartholomew-roberts-chaloner-ogle-cup
https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew_Roberts/
https://www.beaches.com/blog/real-life-pirates-caribbean/ 
Modern day: https://desteia.com/blog/modern-pirates 

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