Alexander Spotswood - Revision history

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Spotswood became the ~~governor~~ of Virginia in 1710, and was aware of the [[piracy]] taking place around his colony. He soon grew increasingly concerned with the threat to economic transactions by pirates both near the colony and overseas.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Chasing the Pirates]]</ref>		Spotswood became the Governor of Virginia in 1710, and was aware of the [[piracy]] taking place around his colony. He soon grew increasingly concerned with the threat to economic transactions by pirates both near the colony and overseas.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Chasing the Pirates]]</ref>

	Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>		Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>

	Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "extirpate this nest of vipers",<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch]]</ref> and in November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully ambushed and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Do Not Go Gently...]]</ref> Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI" />		Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "extirpate this nest of vipers",<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch]]</ref> and in November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully [[Attack on Ocracoke\|ambushed]] and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Do Not Go Gently...]]</ref> Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\| death = 6 June 1740 (aged c. 64)<br>[[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], {{Wiki\|British America}}		\| death = 6 June 1740 (aged c. 64)<br>[[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], {{Wiki\|British America}}
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Spotswood became the governor of Virginia in 1710, and was aware of the [[piracy]] taking place around his colony. He soon grew increasingly concerned with the threat to economic transactions by pirates both near the colony and overseas.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' ~~- "~~Chasing the Pirates"</ref>		Spotswood became the governor of Virginia in 1710, and was aware of the [[piracy]] taking place around his colony. He soon grew increasingly concerned with the threat to economic transactions by pirates both near the colony and overseas.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Chasing the Pirates]]</ref>

	Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>		Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>

	Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "~~extipate~~ this nest of vipers," and in November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully ambushed and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "extirpate this nest of vipers",<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch]]</ref> and in November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully ambushed and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Do Not Go Gently...]]</ref> Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI" />

	Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Io\|Painting}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mdat}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Alexander Spotswood''' (c. 1676 – 1740) was the Lieutenant-Governor of [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]] from 1710 to 1722.		'''Alexander Spotswood''' (c. 1676 – 1740) was the Lieutenant-Governor of [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]] from 1710 to 1722.

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	Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>		Spotswood had supposedly received several complaints from [[North Carolina]] merchants and traders, as well as reports of pirates planning to build fortifications at [[Ocracoke]]. Realizing that North Carolina's governor, [[Charles Eden]], had neither the resources nor the will to hunt the pirates, Spotswood put it upon himself to end their activities.<ref name="ACI"/>

	Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "extipate this nest of vipers"~~. In~~ November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully ambushed and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		Spotswood viewed [[Edward Thatch]], known as Blackbeard, as the main threat. Thus, the governor gave orders to keep track of the movements and activities of the pirate's ship, the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.<ref name="ACI"/> Spotswood organized a party to "extipate this nest of vipers," and in November 1718, the governor paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to hunt down Blackbeard. Maynard successfully ambushed and killed the pirate on 22 November.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

	Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI"/>		Two days later, Spotswood issued a proclamation offering a reward for the capture, conviction or killing of pirates.<ref name="ACI"/>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''

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