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Taught by Professor Manushag N. Powell | 27 min | Categories: History
While it took talent, toughness, and significant knowledge to be a successful mariner in the Age of Sail, pirate crews tended to be even more skilled than those of other ships. Although life at sea might have seemed harsh and dangerous to the masses, discover the many reasons pirates viewed ship life differently. Were they attracted to more than just the potential for freedom and profit?
24 Lectures
1
What Is a Pirate?
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of 26 min
2
Pirate Facts and Fictions
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of 26 min
3
Real Pirates of the Caribbean
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of 27 min
4
Pirate Attacks and Tactics
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of 25 min
5
Buried Treasure and Pirate Economics
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of 26 min
6
Pirates as Freedom Fighters
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of 28 min
7
Pirates and Enslavement
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of 27 min
8
The Sea Dogs of Elizabeth I
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of 27 min
9
The Corsairs of the Maghreb
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of 29 min
10
The Buccaneers of America
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of 28 min
11
The Red Sea Men of the Pirate Round
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of 27 min
12
Piracy in the China Seas
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of 28 min
13
Pirates as Explorers
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of 28 min
14
Pirates and Empires
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of 29 min
15
Life on a Pirate Ship
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of 27 min
16
Pirate Music and Performances
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of 27 min
17
Pirate Kings
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of 28 min
18
She-Pirates
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of 27 min
19
Women as Pirate Commanders
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of 28 min
20
Pirates in Literature and the Theater
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of 28 min
21
Prosecuting Pirates
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of 26 min
22
Can Piracy Be Stamped Out?
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of 27 min
23
Pirates in Modern Times
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of 29 min
24
Pirates in Pop Culture and Beyond
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of 30 min
