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Buccaneers, Corsairs, Sea Dogs
Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers
Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers
RONIN FILM PRODUCTION
Published on Oct 11, 2015From Gold to Containers, From Salt to Empires - Chapter 9 This documentary is about economics- but not only. Its tales will be told through myths, legends, unknown and bizarre anecdotes. How over centuries, human destiny and genius have contributed to the failure or economic success of individuals and entire nations. Alessandro Giraudo, an economist and historian, will take us through this journey revealing many things we take for granted, like the use of salt, dying materials, geographical charting or climatic change, a time which affects the world’s economic balance.
History Summarized: The Golden Age of Piracy
History Summarized: The Golden Age of Piracy
Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published on May 4, 2015Blue'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.
Note: the visuals are a little strange and distracting, but the audio is good!
Privateer
Privateer
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See the List of Famous Privateers at
See the List of Famous Privateers at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_privateers
and List of Pirates ( known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities.)
Piracy
Piracy
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Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs
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"The Sea Dogs were essentially a military branch that were authorised by the Queen to attack the Spanish fleet and loot their ships in order to bring back riches and treasure. They carried "Letters of Marque"[2] which made their plundering of Spanish ships legal under English Law despite not being at war. The Sea Dogs were started in 1560 as a way to bridge the gap between the Spanish Navy and the English Navy. By having a small fleet of ships that would sail around and pick off Spanish ships, risking their lives and own ships in the process, they were able to reduce the funds and size of the Spanish navy significantly. The Sea Dogs continued carrying out raids against the Spanish until 1604 when England and Spain made peace. After that, many of the Sea Dogs continued as pirates employed by the Barbary States, in what would become the Anglo-Turkish piracy in the Caribbean.[3]"
THE POLITICS OF PIRACY: PIRATES, PRIVATEERS, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ELIZABETH I, 1558- 1588
THE POLITICS OF PIRACY: PIRATES, PRIVATEERS, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ELIZABETH I, 1558- 1588
Amanda J. Snyder
A Thesis Submitted the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts Department of History University of North Carolina Wilmington
Prize (law)
Prize (law)
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Piracy and Privateering with Elizabethan Maritime Expansion
Piracy and Privateering with Elizabethan Maritime Expansion
"To say simply that English piracy flourished during the last half of the 16th century is a gross understatement of the situation. It had, in fact, achieved the status of a recognized profession. Social mobility in Elizabethan England was such that many young men who forged careers and amassed modest fortunes as members of the marauding brotherhood of pirates, rose meteorically in the service of their Queen and Country. The career of that notable Elizabethan and intrepid Yorkshireman, Martin Frobisher, is illustrative. Arrested many times in the 1560s for piracy, Frobisher was subsequently hired by the Queen's most trusted councilor, William Cecil, as a ship's captain on Crown business. By the mid 1570s, Frobisher had become convinced of the existence of a Northwest Passage to the Orient and mounted expeditions to go in search of it. But his reputation as a pirate was so well known that potential merchant underwriters were reluctant to commit ships and money to the now "reformed" Frobisher! It was only after Frobisher the explorer returned to England with an Eskimo and ore, mistakenly identified as gold, that substantial and whole hearted support was secured for two more such voyages. Though Frobisher was not successful in finding the illusive passage to the Orient and the ore in question turned out to be worthless, he rose in fame, fortune and service to the Crown. The year 1588 saw the sometime pirate in command of one of the four English squadrons in the campaign against the Spanish Armada. When Sir Francis Drake couldn't resist taking a ship for spoil during the middle of the engagement, Frobisher flew into a rage and left the following utterances to history: ".....she (the Spanish Galleon) had spent her masts, then like a coward he (Drake) kept by her all night because he would have all the spoil. He thinketh to cozen us of our shares of 15 Thousand ducats: but we will have our shares or I will make him spend the best blood in his belly: for [I have] had enough of those cozening cheats already." Despite the almost unbearable distraction of Drake making off with more than his fair share of the spoils of war, the outraged Frobisher managed to concentrate on the business at hand, distinguished himself in the engagement and earned a knighthood. Sir Martin Frobisher, Elizabethan extraordinaire, pirate and patriot, died in Plymouth in 1594 of wounds suffered while fighting the old Spanish nemesis off the coast of France. The brilliant career of Sir Martin Frobisher, played out during that turbulent and reckless time when England was forging its destiny on the seas, was not unique. There are many similarities and parallels to be drawn between Sir Martin and his equally brilliant and famous contemporaries: Drake, Ralegh, Hawkins, Grenville, the Gilberts (among many others) who rose to rank and prominence despite frequent lapses into acts of outright piracy.
The illustrious Sir Henry Mainwaring, who rose from the status of a common pirate to knighthood and Admiral in the Navy under Elizabeth's successor, best summed up the situation when he said of his former brotherhood: "...the State may hereafter want such men who are commonly the most serviceable in war.""
This is a research paper on privateering.
The Significant Role That Privateering Played in the Formation of the English Empire during the Reign of Elizabeth I
The Significant Role That Privateering Played in the Formation of the English Empire during the Reign of Elizabeth I
"...The economist John Maynard Keynes regarded the Queen’s share of the booty brought home in the Golden Hind as the origins of British foreign investment “From the proceeds Elizabeth made a notable investment in the Levant Company and from that company’s profits in its trade with Aleppo and Venice ‘there financed the East India Company’…”[16].
Under Elizabeth I privateering became an indispensable tool for supplying badly needed funds for her treasury, “From almost the beginning of Elizabeth’s reign, the evolving circumstances which dictated her foreign policy also allowed for indeed, demanded privateering activity on a scale which made its effective policing impossible…it rose admirably to meet the demands of a government that had neither the economic nor military means…[17]. Privateering provided Elizabeth’s treasury badly needed cash reserves in light of the growing threat England faced against Spain..."
Elizabethan Privateering: English Privateering During the Spanish War, 1585-1603
Elizabethan Privateering: English Privateering During the Spanish War, 1585-1603
By Kenneth R. Andrews, Kenneth Richard Andrews
Google Books
Economic History
Economic History
The Queen’s Private Navy
The Queen’s Private Navy
BY DAVID A. PRICE
How Elizabeth’s privateers strengthened England, rewarded investors, and led the way to the English New World
Elizabeth's Pirates (British History Documentary) | Timeline
Elizabeth's Pirates (British History Documentary) | Timeline
Elizabeth's Pirates - Sir Walter Raleigh Documentary
Elizabeth's Pirates - Sir Walter Raleigh Documentary
13,415 viewsJun 14, 2017
Timeline - World History Documentaries
Published on Apr 28, 20171 hr, 17 minThe Elizabethan founders of the British Empire have long been considered heroes of great personal genius and skill who civilised the natives and founded one of the greatest empires in the history of the world. In fact they were a bunch of murdering, thieving pirates whose sole ambition was to line their own pockets. They had neither loyalty nor faith; they were treacherous and violent in the extreme; and they enjoyed drunken victorious rampages. The Elizabethan founders of the British Empire have long been considered heroes of great personal genius and skill who civilised the natives and founded one of the greatest empires in the history of the world. In fact they were a bunch of murdering, thieving pirates whose sole ambition was to line their own pockets. They had neither loyalty nor faith; they were treacherous and violent in the extreme; and they enjoyed drunken victorious rampages.
"1588 To 1598: A Decade Of Crisis"
"1588 To 1598: A Decade Of Crisis"
C N Trueman, The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015.
https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/spain-under-phillip-ii/1588-to-1598-a-decade-of-crisis/
"1588 to 1598 was a decade of crisis for Spain. Philip’s overseas adventures and foreign policy were crippling Spain’s economy. The disastrous Spanish Armada had cost 10 million ducats but was only meant to have cost 3.5 million. By 1595, Philip was spending 12 million ducats a year – he spent money as if he had a never ending supply. 25% of his income came from bullion. The rest was raised by loans and taxes."
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals-playground/index.php/iusburj/article/download/19798/25875/
War on the Budget Plan: The Elizabethan War with Spain
War on the Budget Plan: The Elizabethan War with Spain
By MICHAEL VOGEL , Communicated by: Dr. Roy Schreiber Department of History
ABSTRACT
"How can an under-developed country defeat a superpower? Elizabeth I of England did just that in a 19-year-long war with Spain following the defeat of the Armada in 1588. She did so while refusing to change an outmoded feudal political system that appeared incapable of fighting a modern war, let alone defeating a superior enemy. This paper explores some of the methods she used to achieve this remarkable feat. "
"Elizabeth took the archaic feudal systems she had inherited and pushed them far beyond their limits. By relying on a large part-time militia and using local governments to pay the costs of raising and equipping troops, England gained a much larger army than the Crown could afford. By arranging for many of these soldiers to be paid by foreign governments, they could be maintained in the field. Elizabeth embraced privateering, which allowed for a self-financing naval war. The expeditions to Spain, Portugal, and the West Indies were run like business ventures in search of plunder, with Elizabeth as a minority shareholder. The expeditions kept the Spanish off balance at a low cost to the English Crown. Elizabeth creatively used conservative feudal systems to wage a war that required a modern state. After her death in 1603, James VI inherited much of the structure of a modern state, but while Elizabeth was alive the entire government and its war machine were still based on time honored feudal traditions and patronage. Semper e adem. Perhaps Elizabeth the Unchanging would be a more fitting title. "
The Golden Age of Piracy I PIRATES
The Golden Age of Piracy I PIRATES
Apr 22, 2015
When you think about pirates, you most probably think of them during the golden age or piracy in the early 18th century. In our episode we tell you everything about privateers and buccaneers sailing the Caribbean Sea and looting treasure chests full of gold.
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