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A Brief History of Piracy
Brief background about pirates, "sea robbers who prey on other ships and rob them of their goods and sometimes capture the ship itself for their own purposes." Describes how piracy began in Ancient Greece, the capabilities of pirate ships, and the punishment for piracy. Also distinguishes pirates from privateers, "lawful pirates who were authorised by their government to attack and pillage ships of enemy nations." From the British Royal Naval Museum Library.
http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_piracy.htm

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