We break down the literary and historical pirates who terrorize the high seas on Black Sails!
Black Sailsseason 3 premieres on Starz on January 23rd.
If you want to catch up on seasons 1 and 2, click here!
This article contains some Black Sails spoilers.
Some of these histories run closely parallel to the characters you see on your television.
Lets take a look at some of them.
Death by liver failure in a cheap rooming house in Savanah.
His former crew remember the days when they sailed with Flint with nostalgia and terror.
Revealing how Silver got to be this cunning, strong, daring leader is half of what drivesBlack Sails.
As Stevens said, Men feared Flint, but Flint feared Silver.
It is Bones who sings Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The first time anyone ever did.
Black Sails Historical Pirates
Vane
Like many pirates, Charles Vanes origins are obscure.
Sorry ladies!).
Calico Jack Rackham
A contemporary picture shows a gaunt-faced, hook nosed man.
Rackham was brave to the point of being foolhardy.
Rackhams downfall was Anne Bonny.
Rackham was hanged in Jamaica on March 29, 1721.
Bonny was infuriated that Annes father cut her off without a penny.
Though Anne lived alone in the wickedest city on earth, no history ever describes her as a victim.
She won the respect of the pirates in her own right.
When she went to sea with Jack Rackham, she lived and worked like other members of the crew.
Captured with Jack, she disappeared from prison sometime in 1721.
Her ultimate fate is unknown.
His actual fate is unknown.
Hornigold was a pivotal figure in the story of the Caribbean pirates.
He took the pardon of 1720 and went back to privateering, dying in a shipwreck several years later.
you’re able to read more about the real Benjamin Hornigold right here.
Blackbeard
The most famous pirate ever is not what youd expect.
He may or may not have also had African ancestry.
Wherever he came from, the pirate known as Blackbeard knew how to create terror.
But it was terror with a purpose.
Legend has it that his body still roams the beaches, trying to get back his lost skull.
But thats just a legend, right?
Blackbeard will join up forBlack Sailsseason 3, and well report on his legendary exploits.
And well also be reporting on new additions to the cast as they show up.Den of Geekis pirate central!
TS Rhodesis the author ofThe Pirate Empireseries.
She blogs about pirates atthepirateempire.blogspot.com
