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Long before Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Black Barty terrorised the Caribbean, the seas around the British Isles swarmed with pirates. Thousands of men turned to piracy at sea, often as a makeshift strategy of survival. Piracy was a business, not a way of life. Although the young Francis Drake became…

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1 author picked Under the Bloody Flag as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a scholarly work about English piracy in its coastal waters during the Tudor period of history which has helped me draw real-world data and inspirational stories I can tap into while crafting historical fiction novels set in that setting.

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