Pirates

Pirates follows maritime violence through the gaps between empire, commerce, law, and reputation.

The route highlights Caesar's capture, Seto Sea piracy, Henry Every, Blackbeard at Charleston, and Ocracoke. These scenes include navigation, ransom, blockade, and global trade disruption.

Privateering licenses, captured cargoes, ransom economies, imperial navies, island harbors, and later mythmaking explain piracy as a maritime business shaped by weak enforcement.