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Pirates and the Caribbean

Some of the Greatest Pirates to Live the Life of Adventure

Blackbeard the Pirate  (Edward Teach, English, Active 1716-1718)
     Born in what is thought to be Bristol, sometime around 1680, Blackbeard the pirate started out his theiving days as a privateer around Jamaica.  In 1716 he served under Captain Benjamin Hornigold and was made captain of his own sloop.  He later captured his flap ship, the Queen Annes Revenge, which was originaly a French merchant ship named the Concord.
     Blackbeard's career as as a pirate was a short one, lasting only around two years.  A reward was placed on his head by a governor of Virginia in 1718 of 100lbs, and soon after Teach was hunted down and killed off the coast of North Carolina.  Blackbeard fell with a number of sword wounds and pistol shots on the deck of his ship.  His crew was later tried and hung in virginia.  Blackbeards head was cut from his body and brought to claim the reward.
     Known for his smoking beard and fearfull look, Teach lives today as one of the most remembered pirates in history. Argh...

Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh, Active 1660's-70's)
    One of the most succesfull pirates in the Caribbean, Morgan led a group known as the Port Royal buccaneers.  In 1971 Morgan captured Panama, which at the time was one of the richest settlements of the Americas.  Morgan's success in piratering carried over to his success in later live when he became the governor of Jamaica.  Morgan is one of the few pirates that lived past his pirating days to be an asset to his community.
So have a shot of rum for the life of Henry Morgan.

Black Bellamy (Samuel Bellamy, English, active 1716-1717)
    One of the mor ecolorfull pirates in history, Bellamy was said to be driven to piracy by a vow to he made to his girlfriend.  He came to the new world with hopes of fame and fortune from the tresure that could be found in the caribbean.  Bellamy sailed from Massachusetts in 1715 and when he soon found himself lacking treasure and having to return to his girfriend empty handed. 
     Bellamy turned to piracy in 1716 and in less than a year had captued over 50 ships, the last of which was the Whydah, a slave ship on a return voyage to Europe full of treasure.  Bellamy designated it his flag ship and set sail for the north and his love.  He would never see her though because the Whydah encountered a storm of the coast of Cape Cod and sank.  Two men survived the sinking, but Bellamy found himself going down with his ship.
All for love and money, a truely romantic tale you can read about by clicking the Whydah link at the bottom of the page.

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Great Links to Other Pirate Sites

Beej's Pirate Image Archive
Great site for pictures