wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan">Sir Henry Morgan , or perhaps focus on the between a buccaneer and a pirate?
Surprisingly, these "outlaws" pioneered early democratic systems. On a buccaneer vessel, the crew typically:
The buccaneer age largely ended with the , which brought a measure of stability to the Caribbean. As European nations professionalized their navies, the "wild" independence of the buccaneers became a liability. Some transitioned to honest trades like farming, while others descended into the "Golden Age of Piracy," becoming the black-flagged villains of popular legend.