Canada's Pirate Legends: The Rise of Piracy in Canada
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- When we think of swashbuckling tales of pirates and plunder, we think of Blackbeard, palm trees, and the sun-scorched shores of the Caribbean. Yet, some of the most ruthless men and women of the seven seas razed hell up North, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and along the jagged coasts of the Maritimes. Take to the lawless seas in search of treasure and tall tales in a veritable “who’s who” of pirates and privateers on Canada’s East Coast.
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Isle Haute is a protected conservation area with unique species of plants and animals. You cannot go there without permission, which we received from the Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region. There is absolutely zero chance there is treasure there. Pirates did not bury treasure; there was no justification for doing such a thing. Crews would never have allowed it. Pirates collected their booty and they used it. Robert Louis Stevenson’s massive hit, Treasure Island (1883), singlehandedly generated the concept. We're also sorry to say that Oak Island has no treasure either--though a fun myth.
Like every episode, we pour over dozens of resources during our research phase. For this episode, there were contradicting accounts and myths from Philip Gosse's famous 1925 anthology that we needed to sort through. We relied on reported accounts from the time periods, as well as contemporary historians like the great Dan Conlin. We suggest that you look to discovering these sources yourselves--treat our videos as stepping stones. Our number one recommendation would be to start with Dan Conlin's Pirates of the Atlantic, a thrilling read that delves far deeper into the history of piracy on the East Coast than we could ever hope to.
Extra tidbits:
The most significant myth surrounding Peter Easton is that of the Irish Princess Sheillagh NeGeira (or Shelia O’Connor). According to legend, Peter Easton took a Dutch pirate ship in 1603 (which had taken Shelia on her way to a French convent). Shelia fell in love with one of Easton’s lieutenants, Gilbert Pike. They were married by Easton and he allowed them to stay in Bristol’s Hope NFLD when Pike didn’t want to take the pirate oath. Sheila supposedly gave birth to the first English child born in NFLD (maybe NA) which started the prominent Pike family tree in the Maritimes. Historians think the story might have been invented in the early 1900s--but Sheila remains on the city crest of Carbonear, a town not far from Harbour Grace.
In reality though, Easton’s operation truly dwarfed the nearby colony of Cupids with its 40 settlers. He didn’t attack the people of Cupids, because he wanted to stay in good-standing with British Crown, the governor there confirmed as much. But, Easton was smart. At one point he captured the world's most unlucky man, Richard Whitbourne (who would be captured by pirates on 3 separate occasions). Easton convinced him to sail to England to get him a pardon from the Crown. While he waited, Easton set up to attack the annual convoy of Spanish ships bringing treasure back to Spain--he picked off four of them. Whitbourne collected his pardon, but when he returned, he'd come to realize that, in the end, Easton thought it silly to ask for a British pardon, since he was basically a king of the seas himself.
The Tordesillas Line:
Portugal and Spain, rulers of the world in late 1400s, early 1500s, set the stage for piracy to run rampant in the North Atlantic.
Spain got the Pope to divide the entire globe, including the areas not yet found, between Spain and Portugal. The Tordesillas Line was the result. “No peace over the line,” was the phrase. It was a north-south line that gave Spain almost all of North and South America, in 1494. Spain immediately became the richest empire in the world and dubloons became the global currency for a while. Pirates loved the chaos the Line brought.
When we refer to "Canada," long before it was officially recognized as such, it is a narrative device to help tell the story in an engaging way. While Canada wasn't a country, or even a colony, for a long time, (and Newfoundland didn't join until 1949) the place we now call Canada remains significantly affected by the events that predate Confederation.
Described Video version: vimeo.com/725047623/f61b54e516
00:00 Introduction - Pirate Legends
02:39 Dawn of the Pirate Age - Cod
04:15 Peter Easton
07:28 Thomas How
07:58 Black Bart Arrives
08:38 The Golden Age of Piracy
09:24 The Pirate Code
10:10 Adventure!
11:04 Death at Sea
12:15 Sneak Peek at Season 3
14:08 Bonus Story
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UPDATE: Part Two is out now! Be sure to watch it after Part 1 to get to the good stuff! The origins of CIBC and Scotiabank and the most infamous pirates to sail Canadian seas!
Stay tuned to the end for a sneak peek at what's coming this season! And make sure to click the bell notification icon to be alerted when Part 2 is released! You won't be able to guess where the story of piracy on the East Coast ends up! Next episode, things get a little scary! And be sure to check the description for tidbits that didn't make it into the video, some of the best stuff is always in the description!
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The use of music is very well done.
Why was this not taught in school????
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GREAT VIDEO! I recommend looking into the Newfoundland pirate John Phillips, who stole a fishing boat with 4 other men, swore a pirate code on a hatchet, and then plundered 30 ships before being mutinied upon and tossed over of the coast of Newfoundland in 1724. Could be a good add to this :)
As an ignorant American I could never have imagined Canadian history being so dang interesting. Fantastic video!!
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We're so excited too! Let us know what you think of tonight's premiere!
@@Canadiana It was fascinating. Such a cool topic I'd never thought much about. Absolutely top notch storytelling and production as always. I can't wait for the next one. Sharing this as much as possible, hope you guys get the exposure you deserve.
My ancestor was kidnapped by pirates in Portugal when he was a kid, and he managed to escape when the ship was in Québec.
That's wild!
@@Canadiana yeah, and he was thus nicknamed "The Portuguese" for the rest of his life, as can be seen in old documents.
That is an incredible story. When researching this episode we became really curious about pirates that were less documented than the ones we cover (especially in English). I wonder who that Portuguese pirate was, and very glad your ancestor escaped!
Two more days until the premiere of your new video. In the meantime I will watch all the old videos of Canadiana again!
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Welcome back! This video was amazing. Can't wait for the Grasslands one. I'm so glad you got funding to continue this show.
We are also EXTREMELY excited for the Grasslands one--it's a ways away but what a place!
This is amazing! As a Newfoundlander, I have always wanted this quality of our history on RUclips but it never was, thank you. I’ll be sure to subscribe!
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For those who still don’t know, or those who are wondering,
These 2 words sound the same:
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A most interesting exposition on the history of piracy on the Eastern sea's of Canada... I would never have known !!! Keep up the great work in sharing this intel, checking Part 2 now 😁 (liked and subscribed) --------
These are so well done. Thank you
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Thanks for sharing the history of our amazing country.
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As The History Guy says, “Don’t all good stories involve pirates?” Loved the videos I’ve seen so far. Greetings from Arizona!
Modern CEOs are paying themselves hundreds of times the salary of the average workers while literal pirate captains were only taking twice as much as a crew mate.....
I'm surprised at how much Canada has to offer that I don't have the time to find out. Thanks for making this series! I wish more people would know about your channel.
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Awesome! Where were you during history classes? I knew a bit but never knew this, great job, this definatly needs exposure.
Pirates did bare treasure in many places on islands and in many lo
cations around coast if they where going to raid for a time in that location it was far more safe on land than in a ship that could besuck by bad weather or attacks by ships for what they may have on
Just fell onto these videos ... very well done!! I Have been researching the history of Canada... living on the East Coast there are many stories as you say. Well produced.
It's overwhelming how rich the East Coast is with incredible stories. We have a number of episodes focused on the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador this season but feel like we only scratched the surface! Thanks for watching.
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Fascinating. Can't wait for the next one!
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Great story from Canadian history, best I've heard, super fun! And so well made.
- A Fellow Canuck
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I can't believe I've never heard these names and fascinating stories that shaped our country. Thank you Adam and the 'Bunch' for sharing all of this with us.
Absolutely brilliant shots and post-production (as usual).
Thank you! We were just as surprised when doing the research; the Gulf of St. Lawrence was teeming with pirates. From, Adam and the 'Bunch' haha
Amazing!
Just wanted to say how much I love this series and your guys’ work, these videos are truly incredible, not just the stories themselves but also the way you tell them. In fact, you guys are the first and only channel I’ve ever become a patron on patreon for, because I’m so enthralled in it and want to see you succeed in producing more of this content. I can offer one piece of constructive criticism, if you’ll have it, in that I think in this episode the music and the narration were slightly out of balance. In some parts, it was just a little hard to hear your narration over the soundtrack. Not that I entirely minded, as the music of this video is also phenomenal. I’ve learned so much about my own Canadian history from you guys in the last few months alone, and it’s really renewed my interest in our local stories that much more. Thank you, from Cayuga/Guelph
Thank you so much, sorry we didn't see this comment sooner. You can never know how much we appreciate and rely on our Patreons! And we appreciate the feedback! Sound mixing is one of the hardest things to get right, and sometimes it seems like RUclips throws a wrench in after the upload (though we don't know how that could be). If we could afford a sound mixer we would because we agree that at times the balance is off. Part of it stems from the microphone we use during production, it almost always sounds oddly quiet no matter what we do in post. But we do sometimes get a little complacent with the level of the music after hearing it so many times. We really hope to get better at it with each episode because there's nothing worse than having spent so long on animations only to lose the viewer due to the finicky audio! We hope you enjoy the rest of the season!
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Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains-
It’s a good determiner of how long someone has been in the praires, just wait for how long it takes for them to join the chorus
Gosh! If Canadian history in school had been more like this, I’d have paid better attention!
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The narrator sounds SO much like a younger Donald Sutherland I just can't get over it. Even has a similar cadence.
Fantastic episode, outstanding series! Who knew Canadian history was so interesting!
Yooo I saw Isle Haute at the start and immediately recognized it! I've been there, before it became protected. Beautiful place, and fascinating history as you've detailed here. Love this series :)
It was quite the experience to get to go out there! We had less than 2 hours to get all of the footage because things were getting choppy in the bay. Would have loved to have more time there.
@@Canadiana at the risk of outing my identity, we actually stayed overnight. Attempted to get a sunrise shot at the end of that rocky peninsula, but as you seem to've experienced, it's quite overcast/foggy so no dice! Double no-dice when the tide started coming in! I think you did a great job capturing its uniqueness.
Ah someone to commiserate with about how tough it is to capture the island on camera! Not only was it overcast (not in a good way) but we were also there when the sun was further West (we had no choice, of course) and so the island was backlit, causing us to expose for the shadows in order to see the cliffs! Ended up staying on a boat due to rough seas until the tide came in...6 hours after leaving the island, not til 10pm! Totally worth it though and thank you for the kind words.
its weird that peter easton is so unknown. he was possibly the most successful pirate ever. unlike black bart he survived, he was pardoned, and lived out his life in luxury. how many other pirates can say the same? not to mention that the royal navy didnt even dare to challenge his pirate armada.
He sounds like a sellout
There needs to be a movie about Peter Easton and Black Bart!
Terrific work! Thought I knew all about Canadian pirates -- turned out to be the tip of the iceberg! Well done, and very impressive. Both informative and entertaining.
And this is still the tip of the iceberg! There's just so many more details about these and other figures. More to come in Part 2 though! Thanks for watching!
This was a good episode. I look forward to part 2. Thanks, eh.
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Wonder what it would be like for the average person to have your small fishing village seized by pirates and reworked into a thriving pirate fortress.
barrett's privateers vibes
edit: 2:14 Fucaneers lol
Good Job!
Awesome!!
Had a maternal loyalst ancestor so took the time to do research about him (Haldimann Papers, etc). Had an adventurous life. Started off in Stiĺlwater, NY. His father Isaac Sr was Col of the militia. All his 4 sons were very active during the 1st Colonial Civil War. Captured as a chief of scouts, far behind rebel lines just after Saratoga battle. Sentenced to death. Exchanged day before his execution date. Ended up in the 'Baie de Chaleur' (Bay of Heat) fed by the magnificent Restigouche River, with his extensive family.
Was appointed the '1st Sheriff of Gaspe, given a sloop and tasked with intercepting smugglers, revolting rebel fishing poachers and other such stuff. Believe he operated out of New Carlisle.
Have lots on his active Revolution period but can't find anything about the 1786-1816 period. Can anyone help ?
Anacostia island, had a French pirate
Ever read “River Thieves” about the last of the Beothuks. It’s written by Micheal Crummy.
New subscriber, great start!
I myself am a descendant of a famed Newfie pirate, John Angel out of Petty Harbour
Subscribed!
Well made good sir, well made. 👌
Thanks!
Thank you!
What about Refugee Cove and the story of the Miqmaw saving and helping the Acadian refugees?
So much in the maritimes of Canada to remember…
Enjoyed this video, but where is your evidence for the raid on Puerto Rico? Can't find reference to this anywhere else.
at 1:50 what's the X on Ingonish, Cape Breton for?
Very cool video. Can you turn up the volume some, and the fast flashing of images give some of us seizures. So if you could slow it down some would be great. Thanks for the great video.....
My ancestors so far goes back to the landing in Cape Breton of a 11th grandfather in the 1750 era. He left Manchester as a ship Captain Master Gunner and sailed from Manchester, U.K. to what is now St. Kitts and Nevis, later to Bermuda and finally to Cape Breton. I always wonder why and might he have been a pirate or escaping something?
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Musicians must play whenever asked? That's an interesting outlier rule. Any theories about that one?
Our guess is that boredom was the greatest evil a ship's crew had to face. Maybe boredom, especially on ships where alcohol was regulated, bred mutinies. At the same time, music in the form of sea shanties served a crucial role in the running of a ship. Most of the actions the crew performed to steer and maintain their ships were best done quickly and methodically. Sea shanties behave like metronomes that keep dozens of men working on a task in sync. While providing a boost of energy. Music might have been the lifeblood of a well-maintained ship.
Contrary to popular belief, sea shanties do not seem to have been common until into the 19th century, when types of ships and gear came into use that necessitated tasks particularly amenable to shanty-singing - for a dive into the details, look up the work of Gibb Schreffler, probably the leading scholar on the subject today. Shanties did not require a 'musician' as such, rather just a 'shantyman', i.e., a singer capable of leading the singing, which involved having a loud singing voice, a repertoire of shanties suiting various tasks, and often the ability to improvise verses. The 'golden age' of shanties was from about 1820-1870. However, there was a tradition of fiddlers accompanying rhythmic work. William Bligh infamously had a fiddler on the Bounty to provide music for the requisite dancing drills he put his men through (he wanted to make sure they got their exercise!).@@Canadiana
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Oh I used to be a pirate and I made a living fine
I had a little stretch of land along the CP line
But times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there
And bankers came and took my land and told me fair is fair
I looked for every kind of job, the answer always "no"
Hire you now, they'd always laugh, we just let twenty go!
The government, they promised me a measly little sum
But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum
Then I thought who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone
I'm gonna be a PIRATE! on the River Saskatchewan!
(arr! arr! arr!)
~The Last Saskatchewan Pirate, by The Arrogant Worms
Opened up my comment pit Canadiana, I had to even though I'm dual as far as Canada goes...
I missed you!
They say that Sable Island moves it’s location too
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