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Piracy has always existed since the beginning of shipping and maritime trade. The lives of pirates have captured the imagination of many people. So much so that even rich and noble people, who were thought to be knowledgeable and sane, joined the pirates and hoped for fame and respect from piracy as well as all their riches. The real lives of these pirates, who were often seen as heroes of the seas, were actually completely different from the "fearless rebels" image they were thought to be. The history of piracy is a chain of brutality and murder, consisting of plunder, misery and despair, as well as bloody cruelties and cruel punishments.
Author Robert Bohn tells the history of piracy from ancient times to the present. In this gripping book, Bohn focuses particularly on the "Golden Age" of piracy from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It explains the relationship of piracy with the interests of states and offers an in-depth perspective on the surprising lives of these brutal communities, in which even women participate.
Robert Bohn served as Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the European University of Flensburg until his retirement in 2018.
