Pirate nests and the rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Introduction: William Penn's piratical society

The Elizabethan West Country: nursery for English seamen... and pirates, 1570-1603

Piratical colonization, 1603-1655

Contesting Jamaica's future, 1655-1688

Chapter 4. South Sea pirates sail north, 1674-1688

The rise of the Red Sea pirates, 1688-1696

The spirit of 1696: initiating imperial revolution

Setting up for themselves, 1697-1701

George Larkin's tour, 1701-1703

Captain Quelch's warning: the transformation of pirate nests, 1704-1713

"Abandon'd wretches": rethinking the war on pirates, 1713-1740

Conclusion: Piratical societies: trends and lessons.

Introduction: William Penn's piratical society

The Elizabethan West Country: nursery for English seamen ... and pirates, 1570-1603

Piratical colonization, 1603-1655

Contesting Jamaica's future, 1655-1688

Chapter 4. South Sea pirates sail north, 1674-1688

The rise of the Red Sea pirates, 1688-1696

The spirit of 1696: initiating imperial revolution

Setting up for themselves, 1697-1701

George Larkin's tour, 1701-1703

Captain Quelch's warning: the transformation of pirate nests, 1704-1713

"Abandon'd wretches": rethinking the war on pirates, 1713-1740

Conclusion: Piratical societies: trends and lessons.