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misslily End of the Golden Age
Signed the King's pardon (oh yeah!), now we hunt our friends (hunt our friends!), that's how the pirate age ends!
misslily The notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed in 1718 during a fierce hand-to-hand battle off Ocracoke Island.
misslily King George I issued a royal decree offering full pardons to any pirates who surrendered by a strict deadline.
misslily Swipe through royal pardons to discover the bizarre legal loopholes Golden Age pirates actually used.
Legalized piracy: A letter of marque was an official government license allowing private citizens to attack enemy ships.
An armed private vessel or its commander commissioned by a government to attack enemy shipping. In 1718, former privateer Woodes Rogers arrived in the Bahamas to suppress piracy by offering royal amnesties.
Which former privateer became governor of the Bahamas and ended the pirate republic in 1718?
How many members of Bartholomew Roberts's crew were hanged in a single mass execution in 1722?
In which year was the notorious pirate Blackbeard killed in a battle off Ocracoke Island?
At which London location were captured pirates historically hanged as a public warning?
What was the name of the government license that legally authorized privateers to raid enemy ships?