"The Golden Age of Piracy" - Assassin's Creed: Real History
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2017
- In this fourteenth episode of “Assassin’s Creed: Real History” we explore the opportunistic, swashbuckling period recognized as the Golden Age of Piracy, which represented the backdrop for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
If you have any topic requests for a future video, in which you would like me to research the real history and compare it to the game’s representation, please leave me a comment!
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English subtitles are available for this video.
Topic Choice
As an extension to my sub-series that discusses the time periods in the franchise, I decided to re-explore this topic in a more in-depth manner, providing viewers with a closer look into the Golden Age’s early period, while also offering a more thorough analysis of the historical events depicted in the game.
Disclaimer
I am an amateur historian. History is not my official field of study, but rather a passion. This series acts as my hobby and as a way to share with you the real history behind characters, groups, events and locations that are depicted in the Assassin’s Creed video game series. Although I work hard to be as detail-oriented as possible, I am clearly not without fault and therefore welcome you to let me know whether you feel I have missed anything important or have misrepresented something in my video.
References
Botting, D. (1978). The Pirates. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books.
Burney, J. (1891). History of the Buccaneers of America. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
Cordingly, D. (1996). Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates. New York: Random House.
Cordingly, D. (2011). Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean: the Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers. New York: Random House.
Ellms, C. (1837). The Pirates Own Book, or, Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers. Maine: Sanborn & Carter.
Jameson, J. F. (1970). Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period. New York: A.M. Kelley.
Johnson, C. (1724). A General History of the Pyrates (2nd Ed., Volume I). London, Great Britain: T. Warner.
Johnson, C. (1728). A General History of the Pyrates (2nd Ed., Volume II). London, Great Britain: T. Warner.
Konstam, A. (2010). The World Atlas of Pirates: Treasures and Treachery on the Seven Seas, in maps, tall tales, and pictures. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press.
Leeson, P. T. (2009). The Invisible Hook: the Hidden Economics of Pirates. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Pyle, H. (1921). Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main. New York: Harper & Brothers
Rediker, M. (2004). Villains of all Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. Boston: Beacon Press.
Woodard, C. (2007). The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man who Brought Them Down (First ed.). United-States: Harcourt.
Map of North and South Carolina with Frontiers (1775) from: Actual Surveys by Henry Mouzon & Others
Nautical Chart of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico (1639) by: Johannes Vingboons
Sea Battle of Vigo Bay (1705) by: Unknown Artist
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I never realized so many of the characters you meet in the game are actual larger-than-life historical figures
This guy needs to make a new video
Black Flag was definitely my favorite game in the series in terms of the historical setting. While I would do the occasional bit of outside reading into the events and historical figures from the previous games, Black Flag was really the one that got me hooked on reading about all the different pirates and the events surroundings them for hours on end.
Same here, however it wasn't until this video that I got into it on a rather in-depth scale. I was really impressed by the vast amount of historical events and anecdotes they managed to fill into this rather compelling and enjoyable AC story.
-Robius
They probably mostly picked figures that don't have any living relatives, for legal reasons. The other characters could be more loosely based on reality.
I know you dont to any videos anymore but i hope this comment will somehow reach you. I am writing a Seminary Thesis (its a step below a bechelor thesis) about the historical accuracy of assasinscreed Black Flag. And your Video Helpd me so much. All the sources you listed it made my life so much easier.
In a world without gold, we could've been heroes.
This is great and well done! Very much enjoyed. I know the game begins in 1715, but obviously players get to not only see Port Royal, but walk around the once immense heavily populated town. Historically, the great earthquake, sinking, and multiple tsunami‘s destroyed acres and acres in 1692. I haven’t played the game in a while and I should’ve paid more attention but was it only fort Charles? No fort James, correct? Fascinating stuff!
All movie's and video games take creative liberties, but this video shows how much painstaking historical research goes into these popular productions. Red dead is another great example. *Epic* production efforts 🤯
Maybe the fact isn't significant enough in the grand scale of the Golden Age or piracy or the Historical Link is too weak to the Ac source, but you didn't mention that Adewale could be heavily inspired by the infamous Black Pirate Black Caesar, a trusted Lieutenant by none other than Blackbeard himself. Black Caesar, whose real name had been lost to history.
He was said to be a African Chieftain tricked by a Slaver on board a slaver ship to the Carribean. Then a Sailor on board the Ship miraculously made friends with Caesar, and eventually escaped the Ship with a longboat. The two began their impromptu pirate Career using the Longboat by pretending to be Shipwrecked Sailors and robbing any sailors coming to their aid. The two had a relatively successful career and friendship until one day the two fell over for a woman where Black Caesar murdered his friend for the Woman. Then Caesar expanded his pirate career, got a actual ship and crew and eventually getting the attention of Blackbeard who invited Caesar to his fold. Caesar was successful in Blackbeard's fleet, even owned a harem of Woman Slaves whom he maltreated. When blackbeard fell and the Royal Navy is after him, he was captured and hung eventually however the harem of woman slaves was discovered by the Navy and many died of starvation.
Now links.
Both Adewale and Black Caesar were slaves , befriended a Sailor on board (even tho Edward is a fellow captive) and escaped.
Both Adewale and Black Caesar worked with Blackbeard , (except Caesar worked FOR Blackbeard, while Adewale probably cooperated when he was with Edward)
Both Adewale and Black Caesar was a trusted and high ranked officer of their own Captain (where Adewale is Kenway's Quartermaster, Black Caesar is one of Blackbeard's most trust man and Lieutenant).
I am enjoying catching up with these videos. so much effort and time put into them, its really great! I'm currently working on a book set in the same time frame of the golden age of piracy ( blackbeard and hornigold, and king pardon time frame) and this videos explaining of the real historical events of the time era has givin help with research to make the book accurate. This video is very helpful and entertaining!
Great Job one your research!! Your videos are awesome and really interesting. I really appreciate your videos about the actual history of the time periods and the historical figures. Keep them up!! I love this series! I'm looking forward you covering hopefully The French Revolution and Victorian Era! Thanks for the great content!
Thank you very much. I'm always happy to hear from viewers who appreciate the effort put into making this content! You can definitely expect videos discussing the time periods chosen for AC: Unity and AC: Syndicate in the future, however they will be the final two episodes in this sub-series as I am working my way through the time periods chronologically based on their historical occurrences.
-Robius
Your channel is so underrated. Very informative and wholesome stuff this is.
And thanks for the valuable book references in the info section.
Wish you more success.
Great video man! Really interesting stuff.
Love these vids man
Love the videos 💯
I love these videos could you do one on the time period of syndicate
Thank you for the kind words. I'll definitely be making a video for Syndicate, although it will be the last one in this sub-series as I'm going in the chronological order of the games' historical occurrences.
-Robius
I don't like how the Dutch were pretty much excluded except for two people.
I loved Black Flag. Still need to finish it (never made it through the end of any AC game (not my main franchise but still enjoy it a lot)).
It's really one of my favourites in the series to be honest. Definitely not something I was expecting going into it though, but I was really pleasantly surprised when playing Black Flag. If you get a chance, I absolutely recommend you finish the story.
-Robius
Favourite video so far! Great work! Can you do a video on the Franco-Indian war at some point?
Thanks, I'm really glad you liked it! In all honesty, it was a lot of fun to research and put together. In terms of your request, chronologically I have one more period I intend to cover before making a video on the French and Indian War, but it'll definitely be coming sooner rather than later! Thank you for the continued support.
-Robius
can you please do a historical analysis of the tv show black sails and maybe the miniseries Blackbeard: Terror at sea.
Where's the next video?! I want to see the rest of the series
Me too
Great video. Your channel sure deserves more subscribers.
nice vid . next on George Washington or history of assassins & Templars
I won't be making videos on individuals or groups until I complete this sub-project of covering the various time periods in the franchise, however those are all solid suggestions for future videos. Thank you for your participation.
-Robius
Make one for Odyssey and Unity
Do the French Revolution
we are living in the golden age of piracy
henry mouzon is my cousin 🥳
Well if the templar order is real I'm more inclined to believe the story is accurate... Would have been easier to avoid leaving a paper trail back then I think or even removing someone from history.
Can you please tell us the history of arno dorian from assassin's creed unity please
How would he do that??
Arno is fiction..
Ohhh
9:34 at this point you realize this marvelous world and plot have been ruined by shitty immersion breaking office sequences, a clunky movement system and game breaking bugs that render half the missions trivialized by an unintentional casino style luck system so you have to come to youtube and watch the story. yeah im reeeeeeal fuccckinggg salty after my seconnd play through was ruined essentially souley because its a game created by ubisoft. ITS 2020 CAN WE GET A REAL FUCKING PIRATE GAME NOT SPOILED BY THE WORST GAME DEV IN EXISTENCE??????
It would be great if Rockstar made one. I also want a pirate game just plundering and boarding and starting with only a sloop. And with historical characters and a great story.
So something like this game but everything more and a different story. I really want a sloop with only 10 cannons so I can sail everywhere.
(I know I'm late)