History Summarized: The Golden Age of Piracy

Blue's back, and this time he's hoisting the black flag and preparing to board. It's okay, he's got a letter of mark.

[@TomBoygurl8]

FUN FACT: Most pirates actually went to bed below deck at around 8 pm, as they woke up at dawn. Any parents can feel free to use this to get their kids the hell to bed.

[@Pestolents]

Fast fact! The USA has never outlawed the right to issue a letter of mark for Privateers. The TLDR is, The US still to this day reserves the right to hire Pirates.

[@rentheseer190]

Wait wait wait... are you telling me that one of the most known female pirates in history who only got off with a temporary pardon.... is also a wizard?!

[@dezopenguin9649]

The eye patch gag is a little off, as eyes were routinely damaged by flying splinters of wood in sea combat of the time. Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart, as noted in the video)'s Articles even included a cash payout for a crew member who would lose an eye in service.

[@samdavis9232]

Sometimes I'm not sure what parts are jokes and what parts are actual history...

[@AlgaeNymph]

"Did they even

[@ratchet1271]

I'm just a little surprised at the accuracy of Assassin's Creed 4 here. Like I know they do their homework but damn. A+ job there Ubisoft.

[@maggintons]

So the origin of the pirate golden age is basically why you don't give a private army too much power.

[@andrewb.8184]

Ok seriously how has no one made a movie based on Anne Bonny's life. She sounds like a serious badass

[@kiranfuller6855]

Black Bart was killed off the coast of Africa but it was a luck shot from a British sailors rifle that did him in. While Bart was wildly against drinking and especially at sea, he had aloud his crew a night of drunken disorder that night. Amidst the partying they were attacked by the HMS Swallow. Bart died within the first hour of the battle and even although his crew and ship, the "Royal Fortune", were being destroyed a few able bodied crew members wrapped him in a torn piece of the main sail and cast him over board giving him a proper pirates burial at sea. His death marked the End of the Golden Age of Piracy and the Captain of the HMS Swallow became the only officer in the Royal Navy in history to be knighted solely for killing a pirate.

[@theMoporter]

"The same accent as every other British sailor"

[@AegixDrakan]

I've always found it amazing how equitable pirates were to their crew. Straight up health insurance for injuries, voting system, etc, etc.

[@Master_WannaBe_]

“Anne Bonny who made you cry while singing the Parting Glass” yup

[@Blokewood3]

A little clarification on pirate myths:

[@princesstarah2]

Perhaps my favorite thing that I ever learned about Anne Bonny was when Calico Jack was set to hang she told him "I'm sorry to see you this way, but if you had fought like a man you would not be hanged like a dog" which I feel like is a fair thing to tell your husband after you and your girlfriend tried to fight off a fleet of British soldiers all by yourself.

[@therainbowwillow4453]

It entertains and pains me to know that once Blue spoke at 999999 miles per hour like Red. I adore these artifact videos and the fact that Blue certainly recorded this in an empty cathedral

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

Spoiler Alert

[@Rockarul237]

so this is basicly AC black flag but no assasins??

[@sidequest2230]

you're both right and wrong about the accents thing. yeah, pirates weren't the stereotypical "yarrharhar me matey" but to say they were only british is a bit to over simplified. hell even then there a different kinds of british accents anyway, so event hen alot of'em would sound different anyway

[@ragnar97]

"Only 3 pirates ever buried their treasure and it was promptly stolen."