The Piracy Act 1717 (4 Geo. 1. c. 11), sometimes called the Transportation Act 1717 (1718 in New Style), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain...
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Amnesty Indemnity Act 1717 Piracy Act 1717 Piracy Act 1721 Category:Pardoned pirates Operation Paperclip In the context of contemporary piracy, the pardon is...
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his crew. 1716 in piracy 1717 for other events 1718 in piracy Timeline of piracy Wombwell, James (2010). The Long War Against Piracy: historical trends...
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Piracy Bill during its passage through Parliament. The Piracy Act 1670 (22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 11) The Piracy Act 1698 The Piracy Act 1717 The Piracy Act...
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Act 1698 (repealed) Piracy Act 1717 (repealed) Piracy Act 1721 (repealed) Judgement of Death Act 1823 The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised...
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commissions became a matter of national discretion. By the passing of the Piracy Act 1717, a privateer's allegiance to Britain overrode any allegiance to a sovereign...
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The Golden Age of Piracy is a common designation for the period between the 1650s and the 1730s, when maritime piracy was a significant factor in the...
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The Piracy Act 1721 (c.24) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The long title and preamble of the Act were: An Act for the more effectual suppressing...
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See also 1717 in piracy, 1719 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy. Lars Gathenhielm dies and his wife Ingela Gathenhielm succeeds him as the head of the...
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Benjamin Hornigold (category People involved in anti-piracy efforts)
acquired the Ranger.[citation needed] He continued piracy operations from Nassau until December 1717, when word arrived of a general pardon for pirates...
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Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing...
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Transportation was seldom used as a criminal sentence until the Piracy Act 1717, "An Act for the further preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies...
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2024 in piracy included 33 reports of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships to the International Maritime Bureau during the first quarter of...
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An Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy is an 1819 United States federal statute against piracy, amended in...
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1717 until 15 July 1717. Papists Act 1715 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 55 Liverpool Docks Act 1709 (8 Ann. c. 8) Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire Roads Act 1706...
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This is a timeline of the history of piracy. Piracy in ancient history Piracy in post-classical history 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s...
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This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1680s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1680 and 1689. Bartholomew Sharp embarks...
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The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made some major changes to English criminal law, as part of wider...
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The Piracy Act 1698 (11 Will. 3. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in the eleventh year of King William III. The main purpose behind...
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Blackbeard (category 1717 crimes)
which was commanded by Stede Bonnet, but Hornigold retired from piracy toward the end of 1717, taking two vessels with him. Teach captured a French slave...
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Stede Bonnet (category People executed for piracy)
lack of sailing experience, Bonnet decided he should turn to piracy in the spring of 1717. He bought a sailing vessel, the Revenge, and travelled with...
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Samuel Bellamy (category 1717 crimes)
were captured and prosecuted for piracy in Boston, and six were convicted on 22 October 1717 and hanged on 15 November 1717. (King George's pardon of all...
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Charles Vane (category People executed for piracy)
pirate who operated in the Bahamas during the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Vane was likely born in the Kingdom of England around 1680. One of his...
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Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places...
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Fugitives, Smugglers, and Thieves (redirect from Fugitives, Smugglers, and Thieves: Piracy and Personhood in American Literature)
Fugitives, Smugglers, and Thieves: Piracy and Personhood in American Literature is the debut book by Mexican academic Sharada Balachandran Orihuela. It...
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Piracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number of waters around the world, including the Gulf of Guinea, Strait...
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Piracy in the Strait of Malacca has long been a threat to ship owners and the mariners who ply the 900 km-long (550 miles) sea lane. In recent years, coordinated...
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the context of piracy, were state proclamations offering pardons (often royal pardons) for acts of piracy. General pardons for piracy were offered on...
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Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea affects a number of countries in West Africa as well as the wider international community. By 2011, it had become an issue...
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Pirate code (redirect from Articles of piracy)
between the 17th and 18th centuries, during the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy". The typical pirate crew was an unorthodox mixture of former sailors, escaped...
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