This article examines the forms of social organization that emerged in the practice of piracy in the North Atlantic in the early 18th century.

18th–Century Piracy, Plantations, & Global Markets: A Changing Climate for Piracy

Piracy was widespread in the Atlantic World during the period commonly known as the Golden Age of Piracy (c. 1650–1730). This period featured some of the most prominent pirates, including Henry …

Oct 12, 2021 · No individual started the Golden Age of pirates, rather, it was a time when colonial authorities did not have the money, men or ships to effectively police the high seas, particularly in the …

Pirates have long been a great source of fascination, particularly since the time in which they were most known to terrorise British colonies in the early modern Atlantic: the early 18th century, also known as …

Dec 22, 2023 · Pirates during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries experienced the height of Atlantic piracy. The Golden Age of Piracy caused major political problems for the British …

Piracy Law and State Power are shaped by the way historians understand state power in the eighteenth century. Piracy specialists have regarded the

Attempts to curb the support of sea marauding at the turn of the 18th century exposed sometimes violent divisions between local merchant interests and royal officials currying favor back in England, leading …

While piracy was consistently seen as a significant enough problem – some-times real and sometimes imagined – to prompt regular government responses and even crown intervention, there was no …

Sep 2, 2025 · This class will examine the economic, political, and socio-cultural developments of the competition for the Atlantic World at sea- emphasizing the rise of trade, piracy, and war between the …