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Originally founded as another Charles-Towne, the city was renamed Nassau in honor of King William II of the house of Orange-Nassau. This city has a particularly colorful past: In 1706 the city's officially appointed Governor skipped town, thus severing the Crown's direct control over the Bahamas. | Originally founded as another Charles-Towne, the city was renamed [[Nassau]] in honor of King William II of the house of Orange-Nassau. This city has a particularly colorful past: In 1706 the city's officially appointed Governor skipped town, thus severing the [[British Empire|Crown]]'s direct control over the Bahamas. | ||
The islands languished for almost a decade in the hands of British citizens with little or no interest in Statesmanshp. By 1713, the entire region had become a haven for pirates and it was in this period that Benjamin Hornigold declared Nassau to be a pirate republic. He proclaimed himself governor and thereafter every pirate of any sense and reputation used Nassau as a base of operation, transforming this small city of barely 1000 residence into a "nest of infamous bastards", according to the Governor of Bermuda. | The islands languished for almost a decade in the hands of British citizens with little or no interest in Statesmanshp. By 1713, the entire region had become a haven for pirates and it was in this period that [[Benjamin Hornigold]] declared Nassau to be a [[pirate]] republic. He proclaimed himself governor and thereafter every pirate of any sense and reputation used Nassau as a base of operation, transforming this small city of barely 1000 residence into a "nest of infamous bastards", according to the Governor of Bermuda. | ||
(Note: Great find on the Pirate Republic. I'd heard of that but thought it was all bogus - RL) | (Note: Great find on the Pirate Republic. I'd heard of that but thought it was all bogus - RL) | ||
(Note: It's so wonderful! I mean, NOT wonderful for the people that got murdered, ravished and marooned, but fantastic for our purposes. This gives us an anchor - ML) | (Note: It's so wonderful! I mean, NOT wonderful for the people that got murdered, ravished and marooned, but fantastic for our purposes. This gives us an anchor - [[Melanie Lemay|ML]]) | ||
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[[Category:Database: Locations]] | [[Category:Database: Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 00:57, 15 August 2015
Originally founded as another Charles-Towne, the city was renamed Nassau in honor of King William II of the house of Orange-Nassau. This city has a particularly colorful past: In 1706 the city's officially appointed Governor skipped town, thus severing the Crown's direct control over the Bahamas.
The islands languished for almost a decade in the hands of British citizens with little or no interest in Statesmanshp. By 1713, the entire region had become a haven for pirates and it was in this period that Benjamin Hornigold declared Nassau to be a pirate republic. He proclaimed himself governor and thereafter every pirate of any sense and reputation used Nassau as a base of operation, transforming this small city of barely 1000 residence into a "nest of infamous bastards", according to the Governor of Bermuda.
(Note: Great find on the Pirate Republic. I'd heard of that but thought it was all bogus - RL)
(Note: It's so wonderful! I mean, NOT wonderful for the people that got murdered, ravished and marooned, but fantastic for our purposes. This gives us an anchor - ML)