January 17 16 having failed to find gold in Florida and still hoping to return to
in Florida and still hoping to return to
in Florida and still hoping to return to Maria a successful man Sam Bellamy had
Maria a successful man Sam Bellamy had
Maria a successful man Sam Bellamy had made his way to the thriving ports of
made his way to the thriving ports of
made his way to the thriving ports of the Caribbean now his new career as a
the Caribbean now his new career as a
the Caribbean now his new career as a pirate was well underway
pirate was well underway
pirate was well underway the first time we hear about Sam Bellamy
the first time we hear about Sam Bellamy
the first time we hear about Sam Bellamy in terms of being active pirate is when
in terms of being active pirate is when
in terms of being active pirate is when he joins a small pirate fleet under the
he joins a small pirate fleet under the
he joins a small pirate fleet under the command of Benjamin hornigold
then was an old Buccaneer who had been
then was an old Buccaneer who had been attacking the Spanish for years and knew
attacking the Spanish for years and knew
attacking the Spanish for years and knew everything there was to know about high
everything there was to know about high
everything there was to know about high seas robbery
Bellamy rose rapidly through the ranks
Bellamy rose rapidly through the ranks of benjamin hornigold’s crew but there
of benjamin hornigold’s crew but there
of benjamin hornigold’s crew but there was a problem
was a problem
was a problem hornigold was happy to plunder foreign
hornigold was happy to plunder foreign
hornigold was happy to plunder foreign ships but refused to touch those from
ships but refused to touch those from
ships but refused to touch those from his native country Britain he wanted to
his native country Britain he wanted to
his native country Britain he wanted to limit his attacks to the ones he’d been
limit his attacks to the ones he’d been
limit his attacks to the ones he’d been attacking during the old war to Spanish
attacking during the old war to Spanish
attacking during the old war to Spanish and the French hornigold’s policy meant
and the French hornigold’s policy meant
and the French hornigold’s policy meant that over half the ships they came
that over half the ships they came
that over half the ships they came across were out of bounds Sam Bellamy
across were out of bounds Sam Bellamy
across were out of bounds Sam Bellamy had no truck with us they were
had no truck with us they were
had no truck with us they were new-school pirates if they saw a ship
new-school pirates if they saw a ship
new-school pirates if they saw a ship and this old was flying a Union flag
and this old was flying a Union flag
and this old was flying a Union flag they would attack it regardless
they would attack it regardless
they would attack it regardless Bellamy decided to challenge horn gold
Bellamy decided to challenge horn gold
Bellamy decided to challenge horn gold for the captaincy of his ship the crew
for the captaincy of his ship the crew
for the captaincy of his ship the crew would make the choice amazingly for a
would make the choice amazingly for a
would make the choice amazingly for a band of men with a reputation for
band of men with a reputation for
band of men with a reputation for violence and brutality pirates elected
violence and brutality pirates elected
violence and brutality pirates elected their captains by democratic vote not
their captains by democratic vote not
their captains by democratic vote not only did Pirates elect their captains
only did Pirates elect their captains
only did Pirates elect their captains but every decision on board a pirate
but every decision on board a pirate
but every decision on board a pirate ship was put to the vote every man could
ship was put to the vote every man could
ship was put to the vote every man could have his say in the early 18th century
have his say in the early 18th century
have his say in the early 18th century this was radical if not revolutionary
this was radical if not revolutionary
this was radical if not revolutionary back on land society was divided between
back on land society was divided between
back on land society was divided between rich and poor and such equality was
rich and poor and such equality was
rich and poor and such equality was unheard of I think you could say that
unheard of I think you could say that
unheard of I think you could say that life on board the pirate ship was very
life on board the pirate ship was very
life on board the pirate ship was very democratic you know there obviously had
democratic you know there obviously had
democratic you know there obviously had to be some discipline because you
to be some discipline because you
to be some discipline because you couldn’t run a ship but there seems to
couldn’t run a ship but there seems to
couldn’t run a ship but there seems to have been great equality and a
have been great equality and a
have been great equality and a recognition of equality between everyone
recognition of equality between everyone
recognition of equality between everyone on board from the captain downwards
on board from the captain downwards
on board from the captain downwards there were no top dogs in that sense
Bellamy challenged hornigold and one
Bellamy challenged hornigold and one within a year of joining the Pirates the
within a year of joining the Pirates the
within a year of joining the Pirates the new recruit had al stood his former
new recruit had al stood his former
new recruit had al stood his former mentor in a bloodless coup and taken
mentor in a bloodless coup and taken
mentor in a bloodless coup and taken command himself say I was able to talk
command himself say I was able to talk
command himself say I was able to talk the rest of the crew into voting out
the rest of the crew into voting out
the rest of the crew into voting out hornigold as captain in voting himself
hornigold as captain in voting himself
hornigold as captain in voting himself in his commander of the pirate fleet and
in his commander of the pirate fleet and
in his commander of the pirate fleet and it’s at that time his career really
it’s at that time his career really
it’s at that time his career really takes off
the crew members pledged their
the crew members pledged their allegiance to the new captain Sam
allegiance to the new captain Sam
allegiance to the new captain Sam Bellamy Bellamy was in his late 20s but
Bellamy Bellamy was in his late 20s but
Bellamy Bellamy was in his late 20s but what he lacked in experience he made up
what he lacked in experience he made up
what he lacked in experience he made up for in charisma and command and his
for in charisma and command and his
for in charisma and command and his pirate career was under full sail like
pirate career was under full sail like
pirate career was under full sail like Sam was certainly a character one of his
Sam was certainly a character one of his
Sam was certainly a character one of his titles was the Prince of pirates because
titles was the Prince of pirates because
titles was the Prince of pirates because he was supposed to be very magnanimous
he was supposed to be very magnanimous
he was supposed to be very magnanimous towards his prisoners unusual among a
towards his prisoners unusual among a
towards his prisoners unusual among a group of people who would as soon kill
group of people who would as soon kill
group of people who would as soon kill them and toss them overboard true to his
them and toss them overboard true to his
them and toss them overboard true to his reputation for generosity
reputation for generosity
reputation for generosity Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate
Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate
Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate captain hornigold to leave unharmed he
captain hornigold to leave unharmed he
captain hornigold to leave unharmed he was lucky pirate captains of the time
was lucky pirate captains of the time
was lucky pirate captains of the time were rarely so high-minded towards their
were rarely so high-minded towards their
were rarely so high-minded towards their captives we prata made you play about
captives we prata made you play about
captives we prata made you play about pirates they were a nasty lot really
pirates they were a nasty lot really
pirates they were a nasty lot really they were out to rob people with
they were out to rob people with
they were out to rob people with violence as fast and as quickly as
violence as fast and as quickly as
violence as fast and as quickly as possible which is why why they used
possible which is why why they used
possible which is why why they used torture a lot they did basic things like
torture a lot they did basic things like
torture a lot they did basic things like cutting off ears and noses that happened
cutting off ears and noses that happened
cutting off ears and noses that happened quite a lot they would hang people up in
quite a lot they would hang people up in
quite a lot they would hang people up in the rigging and use them for target
the rigging and use them for target
the rigging and use them for target practice with knives and muskets that
practice with knives and muskets that
practice with knives and muskets that the nastiest one of all was the in
the nastiest one of all was the in
the nastiest one of all was the in trailer one where they slit you open
trailer one where they slit you open
trailer one where they slit you open grabbed hold of your entrails tied it
grabbed hold of your entrails tied it
grabbed hold of your entrails tied it onto a stick and then made you dance
onto a stick and then made you dance
onto a stick and then made you dance until all your entrails came out and
until all your entrails came out and
until all your entrails came out and presumably at one point you simply
presumably at one point you simply
presumably at one point you simply collapsed and died
marooning leaving a prisoner behind on
marooning leaving a prisoner behind on an uninhabited island was another
an uninhabited island was another
an uninhabited island was another favorite punishment in fact it proves so
favorite punishment in fact it proves so
favorite punishment in fact it proves so popular that the pirate captains of the
popular that the pirate captains of the
popular that the pirate captains of the Golden Age were referred to as marinas
Golden Age were referred to as marinas
Golden Age were referred to as marinas but the most famous of all pirate
but the most famous of all pirate
but the most famous of all pirate punishments was to force prisoners to
punishments was to force prisoners to
punishments was to force prisoners to walk the plank far from being the
walk the plank far from being the
walk the plank far from being the invention of 20th century movie
invention of 20th century movie
invention of 20th century movie directors there are historical records
directors there are historical records
directors there are historical records suggesting pirate captains made their
suggesting pirate captains made their
suggesting pirate captains made their captives walk the plank even with
captives walk the plank even with
captives walk the plank even with cannonballs tied to their feet but
cannonballs tied to their feet but
cannonballs tied to their feet but Bellamy was a different kind of pirate
Bellamy was a different kind of pirate
Bellamy was a different kind of pirate captain he was fair-minded and
captain he was fair-minded and
captain he was fair-minded and considered all his crew to be part of a
considered all his crew to be part of a
considered all his crew to be part of a brutal Brotherhood
the Pirates lived and died by their own
the Pirates lived and died by their own set of rules
set of rules
set of rules a pirate code of conduct which they
a pirate code of conduct which they
a pirate code of conduct which they would swear to obey it would vary from
would swear to obey it would vary from
would swear to obey it would vary from ship to ship and it would be a sort of
ship to ship and it would be a sort of
ship to ship and it would be a sort of loose code of rules for the Pirates they
loose code of rules for the Pirates they
loose code of rules for the Pirates they were things like you must keep your
were things like you must keep your
were things like you must keep your weapons clean any pirate who deserts his
weapons clean any pirate who deserts his
weapons clean any pirate who deserts his post in battle shall be marooned any
post in battle shall be marooned any
post in battle shall be marooned any pirate who steals from the common chest
pirate who steals from the common chest
pirate who steals from the common chest shall be executed as a whole lot of them
shall be executed as a whole lot of them
shall be executed as a whole lot of them no women to be allowed on board so on
no women to be allowed on board so on
no women to be allowed on board so on and so forth
and so forth
and so forth [Music]
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