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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…
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Saturday, May 24th, 2025, there was a pyrate invasion of Charleston. Bootstrap Ginny was right in the middle of it with her loyal and very well dressed first mate, Knotty Kevin. Not unlike Blackbeard’s infamous blockade in 1718, (307 years ago if you’re counting), this invasion was serious pyrate business. First, there were (as you…
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Pyrates and chests are almost synonymous. Almost. There are some fairly well-known pyrate chests, and those are the ones I’ve been plunderin’ lately. Namely, the mysterious chest of Billy Bones of Treasure Island fame; Blackbeard’s medicine chest adventure in Charles Towne; the infamous chest of Captain William Kidd; and the chest of Captain Thomas Tew.…
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Pyrates and sea chests are almost synonymous. Almost. There are some fairly well-known pyrate chests, and those are the ones I’ve been plunderin’ lately. Namely, the mysterious chest of Billy Bones of Treasure Island fame; Blackbeard’s medicine chest adventure in Charles Towne; the infamous chest of Captain William Kidd; and the chest of Captain Thomas…
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