These are stereotypes of pirates.
What were pirates really like in the 18th century Atlantic?
It is difficult to know because most of the records we have were written by people in government, army and navy officers or victims of pirates.
This evidence can be one-sided (biased)
One way to find out is through marine archaeology: looking at the wrecked ships at the bottom of the sea. In the 1980s an explorer found the wreck of the Whydah, a pirate ship that sank off Cape Cod in the USA.
We now know a lot about the pirate captain, Black Sam Bellamy, and his crew.
The Whydah is telling us - bit by bit - what pirate life was like.
LINKS:
YOUR TASK
You have been commissioned by the editor of a magazine to write an article about the pirate ship Whydah.
The article should be fun, interesting to read and easy to understand. It should contain ideas to make the reader think.
Use the links above to find information about the ship, the crew and how experts have found out about them.
Your article can be handwritten or wordprocessed using Word. It should have some illustrations.
It should cover:
- The story of the ship
- The lives of the crew members
- How it was discovered
- What was found on the ship
- What we learn from the Whydah about the real world of pirates.
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