Interesting facts about pirates?
Most pirate careers were very short. Blackbeard was only active for about 2-3 years.
Also, Stede Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pirate”, is a true story, heavily fictionalized by the HBO show Our Flag Means Death (recommended viewing), of a wealthy man who literally had a midlife crisis in which he left his wife and kids, bought a boat, and became a terrible (as in very bad at pirating) pirate but who ended up sailing with Blackbeard himself. A fun story that’s worth a read.
Edited 177d ago
I loved the show, but never would have guessed it was based on reality. Great facts!