Heroes or Villains
The Golden Age of Piracy, seen as a time of destruction. Also, the time of truth and legends. During this time, pirates were on the rise, and buccaneers were becoming pirates. Some pirates were known as robin hood characters. However, most identified as extremely harsh, cruel, and quick by historians (Famous Pirates in History: Stories from the Golden Age of Piracy). An example of a pirate who was brutal and harsh would be Henry Morgon. Who used residents as human shields to take over a Spanish tressure port (under the Black Flag Chapter 3). Some pirates are still known as heroes. One pirate people consider a hero is captain Jack Rackham. Who was known for having Two cross-dressed women aboard and Capturing the Kingston a large merchant ship (Famous Pirates in History: Stories from the Golden Age of Piracy). Another pirate people feared and looked up to was Black Beard. He was perhaps the most feared pirate in history, and he ravaged the east coast of colonial America and the...