AMAZING PIRATES -- FAK #27

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Captain Kidd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd
http://www.captainkidd.org/

Blackbeard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard
http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/blackbea.cfm

Why Did Pirates Wear Eyepatches?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/52493/why-did-pirates-wear-eye-patches

Benjamin Hornigold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hornigold
http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Benjamin_Hornigold
http://www.thepirateking.com/bios/hornigold_benjamin.htm

Etymology Of The Word Pirate
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pirate

Bartholomew Roberts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Roberts
http://www.charlestonpirates.com/bartholomew_roberts.html

The Golden Age Of Piracy
http://www.fraziermuseum.org/exhibitions/temporary-exhibits/past-2/pirates-treasure-treachery/tour-the-exhibit/the-golden-age-of-piracy/

Peglegs, Parrots And More Explained...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2729/why-are-pirates-depicted-with-a-parrot-on-their-shoulder

François l'Olonnais
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_l%27Olonnais
http://www.vleonica.com/olonais.htm

Calico Jack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_Jack
http://www.republicofpirates.net/Rackham.html

Mary Read & Anney Bonny
http://www.bonney-readkrewe.com/legend.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny

Jolly Roger
http://pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com/pirate_flags.html

Henry Every
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Every
http://www.thepirateking.com/bios/every_henry.htm

Origin Of Pirate Accent
http://dialectblog.com/2011/05/24/pirate-accent/

Treasure Island (1950)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043067/

Henry Morgan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan

Captain Morgan Rum
http://www.captainmorgan.com/en-us/about/about-captain-henry-morgan

Difference Between Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers
http://www.marinersmuseum.org/blogs/library/?p=1054

Madame Cheng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/

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More Pirate Resources

Pirate Paintings of Howard Pyle
http://www.americanillustration.org/artists/pyle/pyle.html

Pauline's Pirates & Privateers
http://paulinespiratesandprivateers.blogspot.com/

Francois L'Olonnais Print
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/106717.html

-Old Pirate Movies-

Captain Kidd (1945)
https://archive.org/details/CaptainKidd_

The Black Pirate (1926)
https://archive.org/details/TheBlackPirate1926DouglasFairbanksSRAndy

Mutiny (1952)
https://archive.org/details/Mutiny_428

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