From Stowaway to Pirate Captain: Every Rank on a Pirate Ship

Life on a pirate ship in 1716: you start as a starving stowaway in a rum barrel and climb every pirate rank, from powder boy to elected captain. Real pirate articles, real pay, real votes, and one legend at the end. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Level 1: The Ship's Boy 01:50 Level 2: The Able Seaman 03:12 Level 3: The Gunner 04:22 Level 4: The Bosun 05:26 Level 5: The Sailing Master 06:36 Level 6: The Quartermaster 07:39 Level 7: The Captain 09:10 Epilogue: The Legend (Legend, not history) 09:58 The End The real history in this video: Bartholomew Roberts' articles (shares instead of wages, one vote each, lights out at eight, no gambling, quarrels settled ashore, 800 dollars for a lost limb), John Phillips' marooning rule, Roberts' capture and election as captain in 1719, Benjamin Hornigold's crew voting him out in 1716, and the wreck of Sam Bellamy's Whydah off Cape Cod in 1717. Pike, Ned, Silas, Captain Hale and you are fictional, living inside a real system. #pirates #history #goldenageofpiracy