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The '''Golden Age of Piracy''' is the name given to three separate time periods characterized by one or more outbursts of [[piracy]]. In the broadest sense, the Golden Age was the time period between the 1650s to the 1730s. One of the most famous pirates of the era was [[Edward Thatch]], better known as Blackbeard. 
The '''Golden Age of Piracy''' is the name given to three separate time periods characterized by one or more outbursts of [[piracy]]. In the broadest sense, the Golden Age was the time period between the 1650s to the 1730s. One of the most famous pirates of the era was [[Edward Thatch]], better known as Blackbeard. 


Piracy arose over conflict with colonial trade and colonization among rival [[Europe]]an powers; most pirates were of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[United Kingdom|British]], [[France|French]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] empires.
Piracy arose over a conflict that involved trade and colonization among rival [[Europe]]an powers. Most pirates profited from looting ships belonging to the [[Spain|Spanish]], [[United Kingdom|British]], [[France|French]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] empires; however, most of the pirates' victims were Spanish galleons overflowing with gold, silver and other riches from the New World.


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The Golden Age of Piracy is the name given to three separate time periods characterized by one or more outbursts of piracy. In the broadest sense, the Golden Age was the time period between the 1650s to the 1730s. One of the most famous pirates of the era was Edward Thatch, better known as Blackbeard. 

Piracy arose over a conflict that involved trade and colonization among rival European powers. Most pirates profited from looting ships belonging to the SpanishBritish, French, Dutch and Portuguese empires; however, most of the pirates' victims were Spanish galleons overflowing with gold, silver and other riches from the New World.

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