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Taught by Professor Manushag N. Powell | 28 min | Categories: History
While it was a common tale that pirates were motivated to revolt against cruel masters and a desire to spread democratic principles, the complex truths of piracy and the pirate life were much different. What were the real goals of those pirates who attacked and overthrew maritime powers? And how did the pirate motto, “A merry life and a short one,” come to be?
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
