Another excellent lecture. I would distinguish between buccaneers and pirates, however. The buccaneers were the first manifestation of mercenary warfare in the Caribbean, generally attacking settlements and towns on land, as opposed to ships. Henry Morgan's life and career basically spans this period. The various buccaneers were acting as quasi-mercenaries in furtherance of national objectives (i.e. disruption of Spanish influence and revenue). When these land attacks became too provocative to the European political stability and the various governments cracked down on this type of free-lance warfare, the buccaneers switched to attacking ships instead, as this was a stealthier method, switching from land-based extortion and robbery to high seas robbery. The pirates were occasionally operating 'legally' with Letters of Marque, issued by colonial governors, and when the Crown discouraged governors from issuing these, the pirates carried out acts of 'true' piracy, that is, armed robbery on the high seas. As pirates they were considerably less picky about whose ships they attacked, although these attacks were usually voted on by the crew, and if the crew wasn't disposed to attack a vessel of a certain nation, they might let it pass. But eventually profit overcame any patriotic sensibilities, and as governmental attitudes and punishments became harsher, the pirates became 'the enemies of all nations'. It should also be pointed out that pirate crews operated as true democracies, with 'one man one vote', and their leaders were raised, or dismissed, by consent of the crew. They were also multi-national, multi-ethnic, multi-racial societies, although it must also be pointed out that pirates engaged in the slave trade and were not averse to using slave labor aboard ship as well. Loot was distributed on an equitable basis and pirates operated with written agreements, including a disability plan! I'ts sad to me that the 'romance' of the period has overwhelmed the truly fascinating history of the Caribbean and the 'Brethren of the Coast'. PotC is a fun story, but it has no relationship to the truth. Black Sails is a bit better, but also obscures as much history as it illuminates. Pirate society was partly organized criminal gang and partly a revolutionary social/political/economic phenomena. Given that economics were tightly controlled by the social/political elites (i.e. the various Crowns and nobility) and the idea of personal liberty was looked at as a totally revolutionary idea, the influence of the buccaneers and pirates in the 16th and 17th Centuries cannot be overstated.
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Muy bueno. Estoy asombrado del poco material que hay en youtube en relación a la invasión británica de Jamaica de 1655.
Can you do Metropolitan movements towards emancipation
Another excellent lecture. I would distinguish between buccaneers and pirates, however. The buccaneers were the first manifestation of mercenary warfare in the Caribbean, generally attacking settlements and towns on land, as opposed to ships. Henry Morgan's life and career basically spans this period. The various buccaneers were acting as quasi-mercenaries in furtherance of national objectives (i.e. disruption of Spanish influence and revenue).
When these land attacks became too provocative to the European political stability and the various governments cracked down on this type of free-lance warfare, the buccaneers switched to attacking ships instead, as this was a stealthier method, switching from land-based extortion and robbery to high seas robbery.
The pirates were occasionally operating 'legally' with Letters of Marque, issued by colonial governors, and when the Crown discouraged governors from issuing these, the pirates carried out acts of 'true' piracy, that is, armed robbery on the high seas. As pirates they were considerably less picky about whose ships they attacked, although these attacks were usually voted on by the crew, and if the crew wasn't disposed to attack a vessel of a certain nation, they might let it pass. But eventually profit overcame any patriotic sensibilities, and as governmental attitudes and punishments became harsher, the pirates became 'the enemies of all nations'.
It should also be pointed out that pirate crews operated as true democracies, with 'one man one vote', and their leaders were raised, or dismissed, by consent of the crew. They were also multi-national, multi-ethnic, multi-racial societies, although it must also be pointed out that pirates engaged in the slave trade and were not averse to using slave labor aboard ship as well. Loot was distributed on an equitable basis and pirates operated with written agreements, including a disability plan!
I'ts sad to me that the 'romance' of the period has overwhelmed the truly fascinating history of the Caribbean and the 'Brethren of the Coast'. PotC is a fun story, but it has no relationship to the truth. Black Sails is a bit better, but also obscures as much history as it illuminates. Pirate society was partly organized criminal gang and partly a revolutionary social/political/economic phenomena. Given that economics were tightly controlled by the social/political elites (i.e. the various Crowns and nobility) and the idea of personal liberty was looked at as a totally revolutionary idea, the influence of the buccaneers and pirates in the 16th and 17th Centuries cannot be overstated.
Where can I find episode 19?
Resistance and Revolt
I think he stopped posting for a while. Hope he's okay😢❤