Piracy Act 1837 — The Piracy Act 1837 (c.88) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death. This offence … Wikipedia
Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the Great Britain Parliament, 1720-1739 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1720 1739. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.For… … Wikipedia
Charles Vane — Not to be confused with Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Charles Vane c.1680 – March 29, 1721 An early 18th century engraving of Charles Vane Type Pir … Wikipedia
Mary Read — For Mary Karen Read, see Virginia Tech massacre. Mary Read Mary Read Type Pirate Place of birth England … Wikipedia
Edward Low — For other people named Edward Low, see Edward Low (disambiguation). Edward Low ca. 1690 – ca. 1724 … Wikipedia
Olivier Levasseur — (1688 or 1690 – 7 July 1730), was a pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche (The Buzzard) in his early days, called thus because of the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies. History Olivier Levasseur Born at Calais… … Wikipedia
Treasure Island — For other uses, see Treasure Island (disambiguation). Treasure Island … Wikipedia
Chaloner Ogle — This article is about the English admiral, 1681–1750. For his cousin and brother in law, the English admiral, 1726–1816, see Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Baronet. Sir Chaloner Ogle Sir Chaloner Ogle … Wikipedia
Bartholomew Roberts — Infobox Pirate name=Bartholomew Roberts lived=1682 1722 caption= Bartholomew Roberts at Ouidah with his ship and captured merchantmen in the background. nickname= Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu) type=Pirate placeofbirth= Casnewydd Bach,… … Wikipedia
