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Interesting facts about pirates? (midwest.social)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don't know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I've seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.

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[–] EvilBit 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Most pirate careers were very short. Blackbeard was only active for about 2-3 years.

Also, Stede Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pirate”, is a true story, heavily fictionalized by the HBO show Our Flag Means Death (recommended viewing), of a wealthy man who literally had a midlife crisis in which he left his wife and kids, bought a boat, and became a terrible (as in very bad at pirating) pirate but who ended up sailing with Blackbeard himself. A fun story that’s worth a read.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Stede_Bonnet/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I loved the show, but never would have guessed it was based on reality. Great facts!

[–] EvilBit 7 points 4 months ago

VERY loosely based, but yeah, at times shockingly real!