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Pirate history is usually relegated to the sidelines, seen as something kind of silly and childish, despite how important it is not only to American history, but Western history overall, and understanding societal and economic developments. Pirates were a microcosm of wider society, and even though they were reviled later on, they were an embarrassing reflection of it.
Music credits:
Two in one upon a ground - Jon Sayles
Twin Peaks | Ambient Music - Mister Ambience
At the Sign of the Crumhorn - Vingul
Johann Fischer Musicalisches Blumen-Bueschlein Suite No.5 in E minor
Johann Fischer Musicalisches Blumen-Bueschlein Suite No.2 in F major
Bach: Jesu, Priceless Treasure (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
Gregorian Chant - Kevin MacLeod
Image credits:
Tucker Hall at the College of William and Mary by benuski
Flag of Bartholomew Sharp by Unknowntrooper
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 The importance of pirates
17:15 Mythbuilding
25:13 The Puritans