Author Archives: Julian Finlay

For the history extension project, the topic area I have chosen for the project is the Golden age of Piracy which lasted from 1650 – 1730 AD, and how the time is portrayed in both popular culture and media, as opposed to historians, documentaries and nonfiction. The Golden age of piracy has been a hugelyContinue reading “Project Proposal”

Pirates Fact vs Fiction is a novel written by David Condignly and John Falconer. The book tells of the main differences between the reality of piracy and how it is portrayed in fiction. Pirates Fact vs Fiction traces the history of piracy from the Spanish Main, where Drake and the Elizabethan sea dogs plundered vast quantitiesContinue reading “Annotated Source 3”

Assassins Creed black flag is one of the most recognisable video games to involve pirates and as such, is an important source when it comes to the fictional portrayal of piracy. With Assassins Creed Black Flag, the AC series brought its trademark blend of historical realism, anachronistic parkour and balls-out-insane sci-fi conspiracy nonsense to bearContinue reading “Annotated source 2”

Pirates of the Caribbean – Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise created by Disney about a crew of pirates led by Jack Sparrow on his adventures against enemy pirates to the British government. throughout the film, the audience is introduced to the British Caribbean during the golden age of piracy and places such asContinue reading “Annotated sources 1”

Assassins Creed is a video game released by Ubisoft in 2013 that portrays historical and fictional pirates such as Edward Kenway who was a real person, to Blackbeard, a historical pirate. This is historical fiction, video game style. while the story of pirates fighting along the seas for slaves may be considered outright ridiculous orContinue reading “Blog 10”

when looking into specific examples of pirates, one of the most famous was Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688) He was born in 1635 in Llanrhymny, then a village between Cardiff and Newport, in South Wales, to a prosperous farming family. It is believed he spent his childhood in Wales but how he came from Wales toContinue reading “blog 9”

in order to understand piracy, it is important to look into some of the most recognised individuals, and none are more famous or infamous than Edward Thache, also known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard is commonly associated with the brutality of piracy, however, in reality, there was no witness reports of his dark nature until his finalContinue reading “Blog 8”

in terms of finding the fictional side of piracy and its portrayal. Certain films like the Pirates of the Caribbean were watched in order to get an understanding of the portrayal of piracy during the period. While ignoring the heavily fictional parts such as the curse, the Kraken and chests locked with hearts. The filmsContinue reading “Blog 7”

One Historian Iv’e looked at was David Cordingly David Cordingly is a writer and maritime historian. He was on the staff of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich for twelve years where he was Keeper of  Pictures and then Head of Exhibitions. While at the museum he organised a series of major exhibitions including theContinue reading “blog 6”

I handed in the draft for the overall project proposal for the project, this includes my topic area, the topic question, 3 of the 4 different questions, areas and sources I plan on looking into detail and studying over the next week