Month: March 2026
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The fall of 1718 was not a good one for Stede Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pyrate”. Actually, it was a bad time for a whole lot o’pyrates: That November, Charles Town held 13 trials for 58 accused pyrates. Psst: If ye need to catch up with this plunder, Part I is here: Pyrates and Charles Town:…
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The pyrates Blackbeard, Charles Vane, George Lowther, and Edward “Ned” Low all terrorized Charles Town, the “Port Royal”. Blackbeard blockaded the harbor in May 1718 and Vane did the same the following August. Lowery, Harris, and Low came several years later in 1722. It’s fair to say, I think, that after all of the pyrate…
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Charles Town must have seemed like easy plunder for pyrates. Why would I say something like that? Well, my hearties, because you may know about Blackbeard’s blockade of Charles Town in 1718, but I’ll wager that you don’t know about the other pyrate blockades. Aye, our beloved Blackbeard was NOT the only pyrate to challenge…
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Charles Town must have seemed like easy plunder for pyrates. Why would I say something like that? Well, my hearties, because you may know about Blackbeard’s blockade of Charles Town in 1718, but I’ll wager that you don’t know about the other pyrate blockades. Aye, our beloved Blackbeard was NOT the only pyrate to challenge…
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Ahoy, my hearties! Bootstrap Ginny heard the rumor and went a’plunderin’ the new pyrate movie The Bluff. (Amazon Prime) Well, straight away, I can confirm that The Bluff is indeed a pyrate movie. I mean, it has pyrate-y elements and pyrate-y characters. It even has GOLD! It has some flaws, but there was enough grog…
Virginia Chandler 