William Kidd (c. 1654 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist...
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William Kidd (1645–1701) was a Scottish sailor and pirate commonly known as Captain Kidd William, Bill or Billy Kidd may also refer to: William Kidd (painter)...
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Subsequently, during outfitting, her crew adopted the pirate captain William Kidd as their mascot and commissioned a local artist to paint a pirate figure...
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William "Bill" Kidd is an American musician, conductor, composer, and orchestrator. He has worked on many television shows and feature films, including...
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William Kidd H.R.S.A. (c.1796 – 24 December 1863) was a prolific Scottish artist known for his comic depictions of cosy domestic scenes in romantic-era...
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that Stalin identified with the mischievous captain. In 1699, pirate William Kidd loots and destroys the English galleon The Twelve Apostles near Madagascar...
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active in the Caribbean and near Newfoundland, best known for aiding William Kidd. Burke had been active through early 1699 as a pirate off Newfoundland...
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Thimble Islands (redirect from Kidd's Island)
maintained as a sanctuary for wild birds. Named after the famed Captain William Kidd, Kidd's Island is one of the many landforms that bear his name in the Thimble...
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Kidd" (song), an English song about Captain Kidd Captain Kidd, Jr., a 1919 American silent film 'Captain Kidd' apple, a red mutation of the 'Kidd's Orange...
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Gardiners Island (section Captain Kidd)
island, raising corn, wheat, fruit, tobacco, and livestock. Privateer William Kidd stopped at the island in June 1699 while sailing to Boston to answer...
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identified as the pirate Captain William Kidd's 1699 Quedagh Merchant, also known as the Cara Merchant, according to Kidd's original testimony during his...
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The Captain Kidd is a pub in Wapping, East London, that is named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd, who was executed at the nearby Execution...
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William Mayes (fl. 1689–1700) was a pirate active in the Indian Ocean. He was best known for taking over William Kidd’s ship Blessed William and sailing...
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burying treasure was a rare occurrence, with the only known instance being William Kidd, who buried some of his wealth on Gardiners Island. The myth of buried...
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Oak Island mystery (category William Kidd)
recorded in print in 1863) involves a dying sailor from the crew of Captain Kidd (d. 1701), in which he states that treasure worth £2 million had been buried...
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portraying many real-life characters such as Captain John Smith, Captain William Kidd, Billy the Kid and Christopher Columbus. Born Walter Reinhold Alfred...
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remembered for repeatedly checking the designs of Captain William Kidd. Culliford and Kidd first met as shipmates aboard the French privateer Sainte Rose...
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documented in contemporary sources, notably by the pirate crews of William Fly, William Kidd, and Stede Bonnet. French historian Alexandre Exquemelin reports...
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"The Ballad of Captain Kidd" (or simply, "Captain Kidd") is an English song about Captain William Kidd, who was executed for piracy in London on May 23...
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Treasure Island and the Search for Captain Kidd. Perennial. ISBN 0-06-095982-7. Dalton, The Real Captain Kidd: A Vindication (New York, 1911) Zacks, Richard...
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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United...
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and is voiced by Olivia Morgan. She poses as James Kidd, the illegitimate son of Captain William Kidd, and is a member of the Assassin Order. The 2006 TV...
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (category Cultural depictions of William Kidd)
pirates—including Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold, Mary Read (under the alias "James Kidd"), and Charles Vane—dream of a pirate utopia where man is free to live beyond...
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Assassin's Creed III (category Cultural depictions of William Kidd)
goes to underground forts and wastelands to uncover the legend of Captain Kidd's treasure. In addition, minigames such as Bowls, Checkers, Fanorona, and...
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(noting difference between privateering and piracy; some, like Captain William Kidd, crossed back and forth over the line). Petrie, The Prize Game p. 68...
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of a keelhauling proper. Several 17th-century English writers such as William Monson and Nathaniel Boteler recorded the use of keel-hauling on English...
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Pirate Round. Other infamous pirates in his path included Henry Avery and William Kidd. It is frequently written that Tew had family in Rhode Island dating...
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, along...
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Taylor. William Fly, whose execution in 1726 is used by historian Marcus Rediker to mark the end of the Golden Age of Pirates. William "Captain" Kidd, executed...
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William Matthew Kidd (June 15, 1918 – December 20, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District...
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