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A Short History of Pirates

Dan Snow's History Hit

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The Last Dying Speech of the Pirates

When pirates were captured in london they would be led by a procession of the admiralty court, which was specifically meant for all maritime affairs. They would lead them through london and take them to east london, in wapping, to a place called execution dock on the bank of the thames. So they would give this last dying speech where they had to atone for their crimes, beg for forgiveness and warn any one from becoming a pirate. And then they would hang. Their body would be dipped in tar, and they'd have and they would be strung on the gallows for three tides to wash over them. People wrote down these speeches and they would print them

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