The region‘s of pirates, generated the most intriguing stories that came from the history of the Caribbean. They were real-life swashbucklers who sailed out of island strongholds to plunder shipping all the way from New England to South America with their flying flag the skull and crossbones also know as they ‘Jolly Rogers’.
The pirates came from many different back ground however the majority of the famous pirates were Englishmen some were simple seaman, ex-navy, merchant fleet captains and British upper class. The early age of pirates were actually privateers who sailed with the blessing of the crown as along they only raid Spanish ship there action were deemed acceptable. However it wasn’t long before the taste of plunder and the life of foredoom away from the harsh conditions faced by most English seamen, lead to them becoming true pirates. Theses pirates were willing to take any prize regardless of the flag.
The quirk of nature within the Caribbean seas made the pirate’s task of capturing ships easier. The reason for this was that the Caribbean current saves them many weeks of voyage so they could get to the powerful Gulf Stream northward towards home pots. This meant that pirates could congregate around the strait and simply wait. If they needed a place to replenish supplies or find anchorage, the Bahamas which extend all the way across the mouth of the strait, were perfectly suited, for this reason the pirate haven at the New Providence Island in the Bahamas became the centre of the trade for many years.
Some famous pirates like Thomas Barrow, Charles Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, Thomas Burgess and Blackbeard the most infamous of all the Caribbean pirates sailed out of New Providence at one time or another. Eventually thought, a British naval captain, Woodes Rogers, succeeded in closing down New Providence. Also two famous women pirates in history, were Anne Bonny and Mary Read there were disguised as mean and were fierce fighters and fought alongside each other when there crew joined together. The last of the great pirate was Bartholomew
Roberts has his base on St Lucia, to the south of the Caribbean.
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