In the early eighteenth century, the 'Pirate Republic' was home to some of the famous pirate captains, including Blackbeard, 'Black Sam' Bellamy, and Charles Vane. #pirates #history #historybookchat

An interesting overview.

A cable’s length is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. Owing to anachronisms and varying techniques of measurement, a cable length can be anywhere from 169 to 220 metres (185 to 241 yards), depending on the standard used.

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The league as a unit of measurement is thought to have derived from an ancient Celtic unit later adopted by the Romans – the leuga. It became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe

A Danish colony in the Caribbean. #piratehistory #pirates #history

Now on the Long Run: 'The Barbados Census of 1679 and the Legacies of Slavery in Early Modern England'. In this post Michael Bennett (Sheffield) & Misha Ewen (Sussex) introduce their research, which was financially supported by a Carnevali Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/the-barbados...

A 17th-century Spanish galleon will be docking in Pembrokeshire for two days this September, offering visitors a chance to step into maritime history

False or foolhardy courage that comes from consuming alcohol. #history

A nautical mile is defined as exactly 1,852 metres, or 6,076 ft, which equates to 1.151 standard miles. The unit for measuring the speed of a ship called the knot is derived from this unit of measurement – 1 knot being one nautical mile per hour.

Tidal Lantern's first Author Spotlight features local #Charleston pirate historian Adam Morrow, host of Shipwrecked with Captain Marrow and author of Arabian Gold: Charleston's Red Sea Pirates of 1692, now on Amazon! #CharlestonSC #PirateHistory #CharlestonPirates #SouthCarolina

A fathom - a nautical unit of measurement equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), historically used for measuring the depth of water. The word derives, via the Middle English word fathme, from the Old English word fæðm, which is cognate with the Danish word favn, meaning a ‘pair of outstretched arms’.

Building a Ship of the Line. #ProjectSeventyFour #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory

☕⚓ Coffee wasn’t just brewed — it was empire in a cup. Plantations, trade, and power flowed across the Atlantic. #History #Coffee #Empire #Brewminate

#OtD 10 Sep 1676 pioneering English revolutionary Gerrard Winstanley died aged 66. He was a tailor and the primary theoretician of the Diggers during the English civil war who took over enclosed lands and farmed them stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8250...

Want to dress like a 16th century sailor? Who knew codpieces would be so hard to find in today's market...

Where Blackbeard met his end. #piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th

Ten of the most famous pirates who sought wealth and freedom on the open seas youtu.be/DZOYxYvXfxY?... #PirateHistory

"With thousands of square feet of canvas capturing every breath of the trade winds, a 19th-century tea clipper was the absolute pinnacle of sailing evolution. The #CuttySark was just such a ship, carrying tea and then wool across the far-flung outposts of the #BritishEmpire." ✍️~ Mark Cartwright

Henry Jennings was an unusual pirate, being a wealthy landowner with estates in both Bermuda and Jamaica. waynesavage.com/henry-jennin... #piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th

As a navigation officer with a specialisaton in safety of navigation, this cartoon has always appealed deeply. Sadly, I do not know who to credit with it.

La Coruña seems like an interesting place to visit.

On This Day (02 Sep) in 1666, an accidental fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, in the east of the city of London, spreading throughout the city, causing mass devastation. The blaze, which burned for 4 days, was known as 'The Great Fire of London'. #London #greatfireoflondon #history

Trimming the sails by British marine artist Montague Dawson Born in 1890, he was a keen sailor who served in the Royal Navy during WW1. His firsthand experience of ships and the sea gives his work a gritty authenticity. #Tallships #Ageofsail #Sea

An interesting read. #historybookchat #maritimehistory #AgeOfSail

30 Aug 1707 (O.S.) // The charmingly-named HMS Child's Play, a 24-gun ship which was part of a squadron stationed in the Leeward Islands, was wrecked off St Kitts during a hurricane. All her crew got safely ashore and most of her guns and stores were later salvaged. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Another flag of Bartholomew Roberts, or was it?

#OTD 29 Aug 1583, Tudor adventurer Maurice Browne went down with his ship, the Delight, on Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s doomed voyage. A courtier, spy & captain, he chose death over escape... bit.ly/mauricebrowne #tudorexplorer #tudorhistory #maritimehistory

Ann Bonny.

#OtD 24 Aug 1800 a group of enslaved people in Virginia, US, met to recruit others for an insurrection planned for 30 August, led by Gabriel, an enslaved 24-year-old. Unfortunately, the plot was betrayed and 26 of the participants were executed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9626...

22 Aug 1673 (O.S.) // 4-gun fireship HMS Benjamin was captured by an 18-gun Dutch privateer after being driven from her anchorage off Great Yarmouth in a storm. She surrendered without resistance. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

One of Bartholomew Robert's many flags. #piratehistory #pirates #c18th

Aug 21, 1583 the British ship The Delight was wrecked on the sandbanks of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It became the first recorded shipwreck in Canadian waters. The vessel struck hidden shoals and quickly went down with the loss of all 85 on board. #otd #maritimehistory #history #Canada

#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h...

It's chock-a-block here. #maritimehistory #history

17 Aug 1803 // Sloop HMS Porpoise, then in use as a transport for the New South Wales colony, was wrecked with merchantman Cato on reefs (now called Wreck Reefs) off the east coast of Australia. Three men died in the two ships. (Image: National Maritime Museum CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0) #RoyalNavy

#OtD 18 Aug 1823 the Demerara rebellion (in modern-day Guyana) saw over 10,000 enslaved African people in the British colony go from plantation to plantation stealing weapons, locking up their enslavers and putting them in stocks. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8956...

A pirate haven from the 1670s onwards, particularly popular with French pirates. #piratehistory #pirates #history #17thc #c18th

Hey history fans, if you haven't yet listened to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, I invite you to give it a try! If you love history I bet you will enjoy the history-rich context, told documentary style, or sometimes featuring an expert guest. 😊⚓⤵️ www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com

#OTD (Aug 14) in the year 1720: The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska. #OTDIH #History #Skystorians #EarlyModern #c18th

11 Aug 1673 (O.S.) // The Battle of Texel: the Dutch fleet defeated a combined fleet of the English and their French allies off the Dutch coast. 15 #RoyalNavy vessels were lost during the battle, 11 of them being fireships which (like their Dutch counterparts) were mostly used without effect. [1/5]

The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720) gave some ex-pirates the chance to become privateers against the Spanish, but what was this war about? waynesavage.com/the-war-of-t... #history #c18th #navalhistory

Bottoms up! #maritimehistory #history

Escaping Smuggler by Montague Dawson ‘Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk.’ High import duty on luxury goods during the 18th century resulted in violent battles between smugglers and the Excise service in British coastal waters. #Ageofsail #smuggling #sea

#OtD 3 Aug 1492 Columbus set sail from Spain for the "Indies", with disastrous consequences for the people who already lived there. He landed in the Bahamas, where he began enslaving and murdering the Arawak people. More in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

Published in 1996, it's still an interesting read. #maritimehistory #navalhistory #AgeOfSail

🛳️ The Mighty Vasa – A 17th-Century Time Capsule Step aboard history! This is the Vasa, a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628 that tragically sank on her maiden voyage just minutes after setting sail. #Travel #HistoricShips #NavalHistory #Shipwrecks #TravelPhotography #ShipLovers #Museum