10 Most Famous Pirates from the Golden Age of Piracy

Join the Captivating History Book Club: https://bit.ly/3TMmpU2 Get a FREE mythology bundle ebook covering Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology here: http://www.captivatinghistory.com/ebook You can get the paperback version of The Golden Age of Piracy here: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Pir... And the ebook version of The Golden Age of Piracy here: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Pir... The Golden Age of Piracy is a period in the 17th and 18th centuries, when maritime piracy in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and West Africa was at an all-time high. More than five-thousand pirates at sea – a terrifying thought for anyone who had anything to do with naval travel! It does not matter whether you were a trader relying on a shipment or a tourist undertaking a long voyage; if you were living during the Golden Age of Piracy, the image of pirates jumping aboard, looting, and killing passengers, was always in the back of your mind. All of this is not to say that piracy was, by any means, a novel phenomenon. People have always robbed others transporting goods on water. However, from the 16th century onwards, it became an increasingly common way of life for some. See all captivating history books here: https://www.amazon.com/author/captiva... Follow us on Facebook:   / captivatinghistory   Follow us on Twitter: @CaptivHistory