The dead of a Scottish Pirate Captain William Kidd 17th-Century (1654-1701).
☞Arrrgh! ☞Today in History -- On today’s date 322 years ago during the Golden Age of Piracy on Friday, May 23, 1701, famous 17th-Century Scottish Pirate Captain William Kidd (1654-1701) met his earthly demise at the age of 47 when he was hanged for the crime of piracy at Execution Dock near the shoreline of the River Thames in the district of Wapping in East London, England. ☞RequiΓ©scat in Pace, Captain Kidd. ☞William Kidd, who was born at Dundee, Scotland in 1654, established himself as a sea captain before settling in New York City in 1690, where he bought property, married, & was commissioned by New York to rid the coast of enemy privateers. In 1696, Kidd set sail for the Indian Ocean, but he met with little success & failed to capture a major prize until February 1698, when the Quedagh Merchant, an Indian vessel sailing under a French pass, was taken. Word of Kidd’s capture of the ship, which was heavily laden with treasure, aroused controversy in Britain, as the ship had a...