Now, throughout the course of history, hundreds and thousands of people have taken to the seas to grasp their chances at fortune. Piracy itself can be traced back to around the fourteenth century BC to around the Mediterranean region, and, since then, piracy has been a near constant force in some regions of the world. What we understand as the 'golden age of piracy', with the iconic pirate captains, buccaneers, privateers and frigates, however, primarily took place between the 1650s and the 1730s. The general concept was the same pirates took to the seas to rob the wealthy, illegally, in the hopes of making a name for themselves, along with heaps of treasure and gold. Some pirates were notorious for their brute force; some for their intelligence and business capabilities; but some stand out for just how fearsome they were.

The names of some particular pirates have been spoken about infamously long after the pirates themselves have been lost to the annals of time; and that is the subject of today's video. We will be travelling to the golden age of piracy and beyond, where we will be meeting some of history's most notorious and feared pirates, giving a profile of their most notable acts, and why they were so notorious. We will meet the individuals that once made the seas echo with the sounds of their very names, striking pure terror into the hearts of locals, merchants and government officials alike. It is as dramatic a subject as it is fascinating. Join us, as we take a look at the most feared pirates of all time.

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0:00 Introduction
1:25 Calico Jack
4:03 Charles Vane
5:59 Jeanne de Clisson
8:38 Francois L’Ollonais
12:33 Ching Shih
15:31 Anne Bonny
17:45 Black Bart

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