1715: When Pirates Conquered the Seas

Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks https://storyblocks.com/HistoryDose ---------------- The young sailor Sam Bellamy sails to the West Indies to seek Spanish gold and discovers a sea infested with thieves. Turning pirate himself, Bellamy navigates a back-stabbing and libertine underworld host to the pirates of Nassau, including Henry Jennings, Benjamin Hornigold and Blackbeard. The art is original and manually made by Joseph Feely. For a demonstration see our speed painting playlist:    • Speed paints   ----------- SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL Join the Patreon here!   / historydose   ORIGINAL ART PRINTS https://joseph-feely.pixels.com/colle... COOL HISTORY MERCH Buy episode-themed merch here! https://www.redbubble.com/people/Hist... —--------------------- An enormous thanks to all of our Patreon supporters, especially: Joneser RJ McPherson Salvatore Martialis Chris Bergmann Edward Booth Jean Herrera Amalia Patrick Ellis Janek Valcarcel Winston lee Mad Bear Osceola Kevin Le Will Hatton Carlos Nevarez AdamYang2049 Dilovan Kamil Katheryn McWilliams Andre Vo Ian Pendleton Nathan Racher Matthew Sammon Broc Smith loljayzus D. O. Christian Rieger Christopher Frausty the Snowman Sean —---------------------- Music sourced from Artlist and Envato Ending song: “Spanish Ladies” by HillTopTrio --------------- SOURCES https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r... Feel free to reach out by email (found on “About” section of the channel page) if you have questions about the sources for specific claims present in the video