Sometimes during the 1600s to 1700s “Recruitment” for the English Royal Navy was voluntary (although not always example: press gangs) “Pressed into service Shanghai’d all different names for essentially kidnapping any able bodied sailor or land man between the ages of 18-56. And after Americas Independence from Britain around 1798-1812 British ships would target American merchant vessels to press from their ships crew.
Seasickness, Admiral Horatio Nelson, was plagued by it, so I would suggest wrong. Merchant ships owned by companies. Why people joined Royal Navy, they got paid, also prize money. There was a blurring of privateers and merchant men.
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Basically, classical Pirates were Anarchists.
Fun fact, the flags in 2:26 are real pirate flags. Just look up the Wikipedia page for Jolly Rogers to see how they officially looked.
you weren't kidding
especially the green and yellow one
Here a joke, "What's the difference between pirates and imperialist colonisers?"
The contract?
@@anthonygarcia5375 One is legally harder to eradicate
One does it legally the other does not
@@ThatGuyRNA Legally means that they have the strongest army behind them, just so that you know.
Sometimes during the 1600s to 1700s “Recruitment” for the English Royal Navy was voluntary (although not always example: press gangs) “Pressed into service Shanghai’d all different names for essentially kidnapping any able bodied sailor or land man between the ages of 18-56. And after Americas Independence from Britain around 1798-1812 British ships would target American merchant vessels to press from their ships crew.
Why are you so awesome?
Can you watch the Cuban Missile Crisis by TimeGhost History, please?
Love this vid
Seasickness, Admiral Horatio Nelson, was plagued by it, so I would suggest wrong. Merchant ships owned by companies. Why people joined Royal Navy, they got paid, also prize money. There was a blurring of privateers and merchant men.
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