Author Archives: Julian Finlay

For this week, I plan on developing a higher understanding of how the Golden age of Piracy has been portrayed throughout popular culture. How I wish to do this is through watching and understanding some of the most well known and popular films based around piracy, such films include, Pirates of the Caribbean: The CurseContinue reading “Blog 4”

Pirate: the Golden Age is a book written by historian Angus Konstam. The book tells the story of a band of pirates during the 18th century. It charts the way these men (and a few women) were recruited, how they operated, what they looked like and what prospects their lives held. In the process theContinue reading “Blog 3”

The Golden age of Piracy was estimated to have existed between 1650 and 1720, it was estimated that during this time period that over 5000 pirates were at large across the seas of the ocean. the most notable place being the Caribbean Seas. Throughout history since then it has become a popular time setting forContinue reading “Blog 2”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.