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Republic of Pirates

Blackbeard, Hornigold, Vane, Bonny and Rackham — a thousand pirates ruling Nassau.

Ended in 1718 when Woodes Rogers arrived with the King's Pardon and the noose.

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Moments from the Chronicle

• 1706 Pirate Nassau Pirates seize New Providence; the Republic of Pirates rules until Woodes Rogers arrives in 1718.

Further reading

• The Republic of Pirates Colin Woodard · 2005

  The narrative history of the Nassau pirate republic — Hornigold, Blackbeard, Vane, Bonny, Rackham — ended by Woodes Rogers in 1718.

• Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire Mark G. Hanna · 2015

  Scholarly history of the colonial pirate havens, including New Providence, in the wider Atlantic world.

Sources

• Flying Gang (Republic of Pirates) — Wikipedia