The best books about pirates (fact and fiction)

The best books about pirates (fact and fiction)
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Saturday, December 29, 2018

What was New Year's like in 1700?


I bet you haven’t ever thought about just how long some of our New Year’s traditions have been going on! Check out this web site:



Also going on in 1700 was the change in what calendar we used. You can read all about the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendars here:


And here is quick little article about how New Year's was celebrated in Boston in 1700:


Here is another look at New Year’s traditions from Live Science.com:







Saturday, December 15, 2018

The Irish woman who married a dead pirate says they've split up

This is just too much fun to pass up! You can't make this stuff up, folks! If I wrote a novel around this you would think I was nuts!

Here's the link:


 

Women in Piracy 2022

Women in Piracy 2022
Listen to my talk on what life was like for women in the early 1700s and what made them decide to sneak on board ships as sailors.

Tune in to my interview with Phil Johnson!

Tune in to my interview with Phil Johnson!
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