Pirates

Pirates and the Scots

Start : 
13 Apr 2010
End : 
13 Apr 2010
Type: 
Lecture

Dollar, Stirlingshire.

April 2010

Dollar History Society

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Scotland's Empire

Start : 
30 Jun 2004
Type: 
TV

BBC Scotland

Episode 2 - The West Indies.

Long John Silver and Robert Louis Stevenson

Start : 
20 Feb 2007
Type: 
Talk

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

The model for Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal pirate character Long John Silver and his band of old cut-throats is traced back through pirate history.

Trading Truth

Start : 
19 Mar 2007
Type: 
Radio

Radio Scotland

Bunce Island

Start : 
26 Mar 2007
Type: 
Radio

Radio Scotland

1707 - In the footsteps of Defoe

Start : 
4 Apr 2007
Type: 
Radio

BBC Radio 4.

BBC Radio 4 Listing

The Trial and Execution of Captain Green - the Trigger for the Union

Start : 
12 Sep 2007
Type: 
Talk

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Illustrated talk.

National Library of Scotland

Captain Jack Rackham - 'Fight like a man ...'

Start : 
30 Nov 2007
Type: 
TV

TV Documentary, Alba Films.

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Pirates and Slavers from the Records of the High Court of Admiralty of Scotland 1690-1730

Start : 
25 Jun 2008 13:30
End : 
25 Jun 2008 15:00
Type: 
Conference

Old Royal Naval College, University of Greenwich.

5th International Congress of Maritime History

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The Records of the High Court of Admiralty of Scotland 1627-1750

The Records of the High Court of Admiralty of Scotland 1627-1750

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A catalogue of the 3,700 cases heard by this court with synopsis of the case, its pursers and defenders. Offers a unique insight in Scots dealings at home and abroad - including slaving, piracy, privateers and transatlantic ventures.

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