Want to know more about Pirates?

Just can’t get enough of pirates? There is SO much more history behind the popular group. Click here to access videos for you to peruse at your leisure. If you want more information that you don’t see here, feel free to reach out to me! 15th Century Mariners (a.k.a. the earliest version of pirates) The […]

Glossary and Pronunciations

Glossary 1. doubloons (p.12) – pirate coins used as currency during the 17th – 18th century 2. scallywags (p.23) – a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal 3. poop deck (p.23) – the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where […]

Imagine

Imagination does not develop all at once, but very slowly and gradually evolves from more elementary and simpler forms into more complex ones. At each stage of development it has its own expression, each stage of childhood has its own characteristic form of creation. It depends directly on other forms of human activity, especially gaining […]

Basics of Child Psychology

This post will be brief because Jessika and I do not want you to be completely concerned with how a child’s psyche develops, but more-so how it applies to a child’s imagination. Jean Piaget, a famous psychologist, created a chart that lists the stages of development and what each stage means. Sensorimotor (0-2 yrs old) […]

Pirates in Children’s Media

What about a child’s perception of a pirate? I mean, that’s what we’re dealing with in regards to Jeremy Jacobs and his imagination. Pirates in children’s media are extremely docile and less chaotic. They are mostly represented as people who are lazy, carefree, rambunctious, and ultimately a child’s dream. Examples of pirates in children’s media: […]

Pirates in Adult Media

Media and pop culture today have shown us an idea of what pirates could have been back in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, how misconstrued is our image of pirates? Captain Charles Johnson (his real identity is unknown wrote a book called A General History of the Pyrates, which included Mary Read and Anne […]

Women Were Pirates Too!

Even though it isn’t as publicized as the male pirates, female pirates made some headway as well. I’ve already talked about the most famous female pirate (who was also one of the most famous pirates overall), Anne Bonny, in my post about Famous Pirates during the Golden Age. Here are some more popular female pirates! […]

Famous Pirates during the Golden Age

The following pirates were popular during the Golden Age of piracy, more specifically the “Pirate Round”. Blackbeard One of the most famous pirates of all time, Blackbeard was the captain of the notorious Queen Anne’s Revenge. Fun fact, he named his ship “Queen Anne’s Revenge” because he had just served as a privateer during Queen […]

The Life of a Pirate

Pirates lived outside the law, therefore, their lifespans were cut short once they joined the pirate life aboard ship. The average life expectancy (after joining the crew) was about 2 years. Pirates who survived in the life for more than 3 were considered seasoned pirates. Pirates were most popular in the Caribbean. They would trade […]

The Golden Age

The Golden Age (1680-1722) First of all, what is piracy? It is robbery without the cloak of legal authority. There is a lot of association between privateers, pirates, and buccaneers. So let’s define each of those. A privateer is any individual granted license by their government to attack shipping belonging to an enemy government, usually […]