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May 2, 1500
Corsaiers became commonly active
Corsaiers are commonly known as Pirates -
Period: May 2, 1500 to
First Phase of Western Piracy
short and long distance piracy, mostly English and French based in Europe. latter half defined by ‘“gentleman” pirate groups who led fleets over seas and were suported by states and wealthy investors -
Period: May 2, 1500 to
Emperors in India began taxing citizens
An emperor was appointed to each region in India for taxation purposes -
May 2, 1518
Oruc Barbarossa Dies
Became a pirate with his brother and became known as the Barbarossa Brothers. Captured by Knights of the order of st John for about 3 years before being ransomed. Helps take Algiers from spanish in 1516. -
Period: May 2, 1530 to
Knights of the Order of St. John’s Hospitaller
Malta base for corsairs since 1500 in the Mediterrean. in 1530 King Charles gave the island of Malta to the Knights, they stayed until 1798. formerly known as the knights of jerusalem a christian religious order, cared for the poor and sick, set up hospitals and churches. engaged in privateering, and some became mercenaries. -
May 2, 1546
Hizir Barbarossa dies
Turns Algiers into a booming city within the ottoman empire. 1533 becomes admiral of ottoman fleet. 1545 Retires leaving governorship to his son. -
May 2, 1569
Articles of Capitulation
Serves of official agreement made in the 16th and 17th centuries between the Ottoman Sultan and various European powers.The provisions were that Europeans trading or living in the Ottoman empire were given the right to practice their own religion and Europeans were given access to consuls in major ottoman cities. -
May 2, 1581
Francis Drake circumnavigate the world
first sailor to circumnavigate the world in 1581, was a hero to england, villain to spain. Often harassed the Spanish by stealing slaves in Portugal and reselling them to Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. Claimed many treasures for England, and participated in fighting the Spanish Armada (although he really didn’t since he was mostly distracted by raiding the Spanish flagship) -
Western Pirates
Begining of Piracy in Euprope -
Yasif Raiis dies
was one of the first known pirates to have been elected by his crew as captain and in 1607 he became a Muslim taking the name Yasif Raiis and losing his old name "John Ward". Lived out the rest of his life as a corsair in Tunis, dying in the plague of 1623 at the age of 70 -
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Second Phase
rise of Buccaneers “Brethern of the Coast” motley crews that formed outlaw communities based in caribbean that targeted Spanish cities and ships -
Henry Morgan knighted and made LT Governor of Jamaica
Born in wales C. 1635. 1654 joined as soldier for british military and helped the British conquer Jamaica in 1655. Morgan becomes Privateer/ Buccaneer basing his operations out of Port Royal Jamaica. Attacks spanish settlements and ships with in the Caribbean. 1675 He is knighted and made LT Governor of Jamaica. Spends political career stopping piracy. Resigns as Governor in 1683. Dies in 1688. -
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Third Phase of Western Piracy
Considered the golden age of piracy, cosmopolitan crews attacked anyone, defined by waves of piracy and strong crackdowns by state powers. -
Coastal Smugglers
In Eupropean areas it started to become a popular act to smuggle in contraband amongst the coastal regions -
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Smuggling
Occured in South Western Britain. Defined as the transfer of an illegal substance (contraband) from one area to another for the purpose of making money or in other words:
to import/export across a border that is considered illegal or without paying the proper taxes. doing it illicitly, stealthily -
Pirate Phillip Roche Killed
Born of Irish descent. Phillip most notably lead a group to take over a ship and brutally murdered all of the ship's crew. Due to the brutal nature of his actions, he was saught out to be arrested and killed -
Execution Dock
Place of execution for pirates (on the Thames River in London) bodies chained to a stake until 3 high tides had washed over them as a warning to other pirates. done publicly. at least 400 pirates hung without jury from the 1700 Act. -
Asian Pirates
The Eastern coast of Asian began to have a notable amount of piracy -
1752 Murder Act in Europe
allows more bodies for dissection to accommodate the growing medical field and its demand for dissecting cadavers. It was believed that you take your body with you to heaven, so any removal of body parts after burial was seen as unholy. This was not to stimulate research in medicine, but rather as a punishment. -
26 George II law against wrecking
Law put in place by English government in 1753 as an attempt to stop wrecking along coastlines and lighthouses. However, this law failed in convincing locals to discontinue wrecking -
Governments take a stance against smuggling
Smuggling in Europe is now an illegal activity -
Body Snatchers
Demand for bodies for dissection increased so people began to illegally unearth dead bodies to sell for dissections in Britian -
Richard Glasspoole Captured by Pirates of Red Banner Fleet
published a book from captivity on a pirate ship and was able to give insight to the ongoings of pirates after being abducted by pirates of the Red Banner fleet in 1809, during the height of the pirate disturbances in Guangdong. He was a prisoner for over two months, during which he closely observed their raiding operations, religious practices, treatment of women and daily lives and customs -
Indiana becomes a state
The United States of America added the state of Indiana -
Thuggee threat in India
Thuggee became widespread road bandits who disrupted trade and became known as a murderous religious cult. -
Strong Opium Demand in China
300 tons of opium being imported into China -
Dr. Knox buys bodies from Burke and Hare
Occures in Scottland. Dr. Knox buys the bodies illegally in an attempt to use the bodies for educational and experiemental purposes -
Anatomy Act of 1832
the murders highlighted the crisis in medical education and led to the subsequent passing of the Anatomy Act 1832, which expanded the legal supply of medical cadavers to eliminate the incentive for such behaviour. The Act authorised persons who had legal custody of a dead body to send it to a medical school before burial, so that it might be used for the study of anatomy and practice of surgery. -
Opium War Begins
Begins when Lin Zexu imprisoned British opium merchants in an attempt to destroy their opium and the British retaliates by trying to attack the Chinese -
Opium War Ends
The war ends when the Treaty of Nanking was created. The treaty was formed when the British forced the Chinese to concede to the illicit opium trade -
Death of Zheng Yi Sao
former prostitute who, after her husband died in a storm at sea, became the head of the Red Banner Fleet. She commanded the largest pirate association (70,000 men and 1600 junks). Died in her bed at age 69. -
STD's become major issue in Britian
STDs began to be a recongnized issue. Women suspected of prostitution were forced to take a medical exam and were held in hospitals to be treated for STDs after many military men were found to have syphilis and gonorrhea -
Indiana's First Railway is Completed
The Indiana railroad system began development in 1830 and was finished by the end of the Civil War in 1865 -
First Moving Train Robbery in America
The Reno Gang became the first gang in American history to sucssfully rob a moving train. Occured on Inidan's railway -
Reno Gang arrested
The gang was striving until May 22, 1868, when the Pinkerton Detective Agency arrested the members of the gang. The gang was caught when they were in the middle of attempting yet another train robbery -
Prostitution became illigal
Laws passed in Britian to illegalize the act of having sex for money -
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World War 1
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Radio becoming a commonly used device
Radio was invented in Britian in the early 1920s and became a popular way to be connected with news and media -
BBC founded
British Broadcasting Company was formed as the main news source in Britain in competition with newspaper -
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World War II
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The Great Train Robbery of 1963
Occured in Britian, 3 million pounds were stollen -
Smuggling of Opium Continues
Chinese reopen their borders to trade which causes opium smuggling to become popular again -
Vagrancy Act
Established in Britian to help combat prostitution. Made prostitution illegal as well as begging for money on the streets -
Act XX of 1836
This act allowed for the gang Thuggee to be imprisoned for life with hard labor as an attempt to dismember the Indian cult -
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Death By Slicing
Very violent killing where people were dismembered and then boiled down to eat as a common death penalty that was done publicly to intimidate citizens in China. People were pinned to a pole and cut in 8, 12, 24 or 36 slices