HI127 Lecture 2: Lecture 1 Jan 7
Document Summary
May 1724: a general history of robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates by captain charles johnson. This book caught the attention of many in london england. It was full of stories and biographies of famous pirates. Our image of the pirate came out of this book. Marcus redicker: pirates were egalitarian and comrades. Privateer: an individual licensed by a government to attack and plunder ships from other enemy nations. They receive a letter or a marque, this is their contract. Buccaneer: english, french, or dutch raiders who prayed on the spanish during the 17th: filibuster, french word for. Swashbuckler: 20th c term for a pirate in literature and film. Pirate: someone who robs from others at sea and who acts beyond the law, regardless of nationality. They are beyond the law, there must be some sort of maritime law. *any quotes on prezi are from konstams book. Ancient pirates: lukkans- 1340 bce, sea peoples- 1220-1186 bce, cilicians -133.
