Pirates

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.

Seawolves: Pirates & the Scots

Birlinn Press (July 2005). Hardback & Paperback, illustrated, 223 pages.

Image of book: Seawolves by Eric Graham

During the turn of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, many Scots sought their fortune on the high seas. Some became well-respected pirate hunters, others suffered terribly at the hands of pirates - many of whom were once their kinsmen.

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