Why were there pirates in the Renaissance period?

Renaissance Faire Costumes – Were There Any Women Pirates in Renaissance England? By Philip Wynne. You bet! They were most definitely in the minority but they were never the less there and very able. read more

A pirate is just a bandit with a boat. Just as in every other era, poverty and a lack of alternatives drive people to take what they cannot earn through honest means. read more

The year 1492 A.D., when Columbus discovered America, was during the Renaissance, and the piracy of Spanish gold by English privateers was notorious, but there was piracy in the Mediterranean, in other seas, and along coastal water in the Pacific and Atlantic, before the discovery of America. read more