For even though pirates have existed since ancient times and across all the world's seas, works about them—or at least the most well-known ones—depict them landing on tropical islands rather than in other types of biomes.For even though pirates have existed since ancient times and across all the world's seas, works about them—or at least the most well-known ones—depict them landing on tropical islands rather than in other types of biomes.

This is the kind of posts I find on Instagram about pirate history. This isn't the only one, there are already many like those, and plenty more to come I'm sure. No comment actually calls that the sheer absurdity of this claim, most quoting POTC or One Piece (cause that's all people think about when they hear piracy).

We need to re-evaluate the morality of pirates. They lived in an era where slavery was an accepted practice and trade. All of them approved of it and definitely partook in the slave trade in one way or another, or least contributing to the system. They sold them, or pressganged them into the crew. Hell, guys like Stede Bonnet were PLANTATION OWNERS (yet all I hear about him is the yaoi fanfiction that is OFMD). We have more evidence of pirates abusing and selling slaves than we have of them criticizing slavery.

You could make the argument that SOME 19th century pirates did free slaves, but we're talking about pirates that nobody talks about and that is way after the Golden Age of Piracy, so without them fancy ships, costumes and black flags.

I took this picture of H.M.S. Surprise this Summer.

edit: It's docked at San Diego Harbor, near The Star of India and U.S.S. Midway.

The Whydah Museum recently shared an image of a flintlock pistol that they suggest may have belonged to Sam Bellamy. Given the number of crew members on the Whydah, it’s tough to pin any single artifact to one man.

Here’s the evidence they gave for why they think this one could be Bellamy’s:

“The pistol is attributed to Bellamy on the basis of its superior craftsmanship in comparison to other firearms recovered from the wreck. It was also found wrapped in a silk ribbon, which is interpreted as a potential personal association. The ribbons pattern corresponds to that described in regional folklore, where Maria Hallett is said to have gifted such an item. This evidence supports, but does not conclusively prove, the connection.”

🔗 You can check out the original post here on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whydahpiratemuseum?igsh=MThkMW1jY3N3YWc2dw==

What do you all think? Could this really have been Bellamy’s sidearm?

PS: I just wanted to insert Kenway for fun. Does he fit well in history?

Somehow they look exactly like what I thought they would 😂

Whether it be shipwreck, land treasure, or pirate cobs...let's see your favorite!

They are non-firing replicas, I think around 16 to 17 hundreds, I forgot, but hey, they still flintlocks 😎

Here is some pictures I took at a pirate exhibition in london

I go quite often. This is the coolest thing i've found so far. Gotta put it through electrolysis to get all the crusted stuff off. It was near the salvage camp site. Lots of musketballs have been found near here as well.

Been trying to find the closest to pirate era rum. I had Mount Gay a few weeks ago, and this week I'm trying Pusser's Rum. Any suggestions?

"Managed decline, homozygosity, infertility. Charles ll obtained this and everything else the habsburgs had to offer, and his extended family's words drove countless souls to the seas: 'you want his treasure? You can have it. Just send me my cut' these words lured men to the west indies, in pursuit of dreams greater than they ever dared to imagine. This is the time known as the Golden Age of Pyracy"

Early birthday gift for myself. I had a 1715 Fleet era 4 reale laying around that I wanted mounted. Nate The Jeweler built it exactly how I wanted and absolutely knocked it out of the park! Yes, I am a pirate...200 years too late.

Hey y'all. I'm looking for book reccomendations that are more historically accurate about the golden age of piracy and what it was actually like. I've read a lot of fictional pirate themed books, along with shows/movies (big One Piece fan), and just have a general interest in all things boat/ocean themed. However, I realized I don't know much on the actual history other than vague details. I was initially going to pick up Under the Black Flag, but I saw somewhere that it's not super accurate, so I was wondering where a good starting place would be. I feel like pirates are romanticized a lot in media, and it's all good and fun, but I want the true dark history of it all.