What Every Pirate Actually Did (And How Much They Got Paid)

Forget the movie pirate with a hook screaming orders. A real pirate ship in the 1700s ran more like a floating company — with elected captains, written contracts, fair shares of the loot, and even injury insurance. In this animated history, we follow Tom, a merchant sailor who joins a pirate crew, and meet every job on board: the captain, the quartermaster, the sailing master, the bosun, the gunner, the carpenter, the surgeon, the cook — and the ordinary pirates who did most of the work. Who actually did what? And who got paid the most? ⏱ Chapters 0:00 The pirate myth 0:35 Tom joins the pirates 1:29 The captain 2:33 The quartermaster 3:21 The sailing master 4:07 The bosun 4:45 The gunner 5:28 The carpenter 6:09 The surgeon 6:37 The cook 7:19 Ordinary pirates 8:24 Pirate rules & insurance 9:28 The end of the golden age 📚 Sources – Charles Johnson, "A General History of the Pyrates" (1724) – Articles of Bartholomew Roberts – Alexandre Exquemelin, "The Buccaneers of America" (1678) Subscribe for more history the way it actually was. Next: what life in the Wild West was REALLY like. #pirates #history #animation