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Hal Gates = Henry Avery
So, I've seen the theory that Hal Gates = Henry Avery, and I laughed at it until I did the research.
And holy shit, it fits.
What made me start scratching my head was when I stumbled upon a second draft script for the pilot that is a little different from what aired. It straight up says that Hal Gates is in his 60s in Episode I/1715. For some reason, I figured him a bit younger, but since Mark Ryan was only 58 when the show started airing...it starts to make sense.
Henry Avery was (probably) born in 1659. He'd be 56 in 1715.
Short history: Henry (Hal?) Avery was a British-born sailor who spent some time in the Royal Navy as a master's mate, became a privateer, and then a pirate captain when the crew of his ship mutinied and elected him. Then he became the most successful pirate of his age, the "Arch Pirate," and the subject of the first-ever worldwide manhunt after only two years as a pirate captain.
Then he escaped with his loot around 1695, twenty years before Black Sails begins, never to be seen again.
But there are theories that he disappeared to New Providence Island.
(More on that below the cut). Isn't that fascinating? We don't know where Hal Gates comes from, but we know he's been around for quite awhile. He's the right age (practically spot on). Hornigold implies that Gates has been at sea for around 50 years, which would mean he first went to sea around 1665, give or take a little. The first mention of Every at sea is around 1671, but what's 5-6 years when you're rounding?
The Black Sails universe credits Avery/Every as one of the founders of the Nation of Thieves, saying "this is a place for free men," on New Providence Island. He's also the man who found Skeleton Island.
We know Hal Gates sailed on his crew and had his journals (his "prized possession," which he gave to Flint for safekeeping. Why give those to someone who was supposedly a minor member of his crew (someone who was "terrified Avery knew his name")? That doesn't add up very well. Why would Gates even have those journals?
"They say it started with a man named Henry Avery. Sailed into the port of Nassau, bribed the colonial governor to look past his sins, encamped his crew upon the beach, and thus began the pirate issue on New Providence Island." (Thomas Hamilton to James McGraw)
Avery vanishes into thin air, after supposedly giving Hal Gates his journals and leaving some of his crew on New Providence Island, including - presumably - Gates. Unless, of course, he is Hal "Gates." Then we've definitely seen him, the man who didn't really want to be a pirate captain until it was thrust upon him. That's a weird attitude, unless, of course, he's retired and is just going to see as a quartermaster because he missed the action?
More Avery/Every history beneath the cut.
Black Sails spells his name as Avery, though the common spelling is actually Every. So, what's his story?
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, Jack Avery, John Avery, Benjamin Bridgeman, or Long Ben, was the "Arch Pirate" or "King of Pirates" in his day.
He was probably born in Newton Ferrers, England (near Plymouth), in August 1659. His last name may have been spelled "Evarie" at this time.) Sometime between 1671 and 1689, he joined the Royal Navy under the name Henry Every and made it to the rank of master's mate before being discharged in 1690.
He also married to Dorothy Arther in 1690. Even in the navy, he was known as a family man, sending his money home instead of wasting it.
Then Every joined up with a new shipping company, and became first mate on a privateer warship, Charles II. The Spanish Expedition Shipping company was basically a bunch of English privateers who headed out to help Spain (then an English ally) hurt the French (never an English ally) in the West Indies. But Spain didn't deliver the promised letter of marque, failed to pay them, and left them sitting around as virtual prisoners. The crew of Charles II mutinied. Next you know, Every was unanimously elected captain and they changed the name of the ship to Fancy.
Over the next two years, Every and his crew embarked on a legendary series of raids that culminated in him commanding a squadron of pirate ships and taking a prize worth about £600,000 (about $135 million today). This was a 25 ship convoy owned by the Grand Mughal (Emperor), and it was the biggest prize ever taken by a pirate at the time.
The result? The first ever worldwide manhunt for one Henry Every. Britain's privy council and the East India Company offered a bounty of £1,000 (about $224,000 today) for his capture, plus a free pardon to informers.
It was due to his actions that Parliament declared pirates hostis humani generis ,or enemies of all mankind.
What happened to Every after this? What we know for sure is that he disappeared, forever to be the one pirate who got away scott free with his treasure. Sightings were reported for years, but none were reliable. Some say he died in poverty after squandering his treasure or being unable to sell it. But there's a strong theory that he disappeared in a place we all know very well: New Providence Island.
According to this theory, in Every and Fancy headed to St. Thomas and sold some of their treasure. Anchoring about 50 miles off New Providence Island, some of his men went to talk to the governor and ask leave for the crew to come to the island in exchange for hefty bribe. Their captain, "Henry Bridgeman" promised the governor a gift.
Every's crew spent months in the Bahamas and Fancy was stripped of everything valuable, ending up running aground and sinking, perhaps at the governor's orders. Eventually, the governor learned about the price on Every's head and put a warrant out for his arrest, but he seems to have tipped off the crew. Of 113 men, only 24 were captured (and 5 executed). Every was never seen again, having told his men multiple stories about where he intended to go.
And then he vanished, never to be seen again.
Unless he didn't.
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I love One Piece
And I love real pirates, so I made this blog to share facts about the real pirates who inspired some of the characters.
Gol D. Roger - Henry Every and Olivier Levasseur
Alvida - Awilda
Calico Yorki - Calico Jack Rackham
Zeff - "Red Legs" Greaves
Blackbeard and Whitebeard - Edward Teach Actually Whitebeard is closer to Benjamin Hornigold than Edward Teach
Roronoa Zoro - François L'olonnais
Jewelry Bonney - Anne Bonney
Lafitte - Jean Lafitte
Eustass Kidd - William Kidd
Captain Morgan - Henry Morgan
Basil Hawkins - Basil Ringrose and John Hawkins
Urouge - Oruç Reis
X Drake - Sir Francis Drake
Bellamy - Samuel Bellamy
#one piece#gol d. roger#alvida#calico yorki#one piece zeff#marshall d. teach#edward newgate#roronoa zoro#jewelry bonney#one piece lafitte#eustass kidd#one piece captain morgan#basil hawkins#one piece urouge#x drake#one piece bellamy#henry every#olivier levasseur#calico jack rackham#red legs greaves#edward teach#francois lolonnais#anne bonney#william kidd#henry morgan#basil ringrose#bellamy#sir francis drake
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RATING PIRATE FLAGS
By your friendly neighborhood pirate enthusiast. Remember the sources for most of these are often shoddy at best, we do with what we have.
1. EDWARD LOW
Spooky. Red. Makes your intent clear. Fitting for a man reputed for violence, sadism and a penchant for torture so strong he was compared to the Spanish Inquisition. 9/10 very Halloweeny.
2. EDWARD "BLACKBEARD" TEACH
Dramatic as fuck. Who hurt you, Ed? Also why is the devil so skinny. This design is a good idea but maybe a bit messy. 6/10 solid flag but makes me think of 2000s emo album covers.
3. STEDE BONNET
Meh. It tries to be symmetrical but fails because the dagger and heart aren't the same size. Trying too hard to be original but with no real creativity. 4/10 you bougie bitch.
4. BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS
Very cool design. Always dubious of putting your own image on the flag, but overall the execution is good. You have the captain pointing at the hourglass to signify your time is up with Death by his side. 8/10 supervillain flag.
5. BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS AGAIN
NOOO NO NO. This looks goofy as hell, Barty. The letters are supposed to stand for "A Bahamian's head" and "a Martinican's head" but putting letters on a flag is gauche. The flaming sword looks like a cactus. 2/10 You can't just draw yourself standing on the skulls of your enemies holding a flaming sword and expect people to take you seriously Bartholomew
6. SAMUEL BELLAMY
The classic. Can't go wrong with it. Points deducted bc a bunch of people used it and it's impossible to tell who started it. 5/10, neutral
7. OLIVIER "LA BUSE" LEVASSEUR
WHAT in the reverse slenderman is this shit? Get that out of my sight you French bastard. 100000/10 it lives in my nightmares.
8. HENRY EVERY
BLACK. IT'S CALLED THE BLACK FLAG ASSHOLE. Otherwise, it's a solid design, unique and simple. 6/10 unusual but not bad.
9. JEAN THOMAS DULEAIN
Just no. Too much stuff. Three skulls is nice but then you add all the other things and it becomes a confusing mess. Pick one thing and stick to it. 3/10 what the hell
10. JAQUOTTE DELAHAYE
We don't even know if she was real but what I do know is that this design fucks. Dancing with Death over a bleeding heart? Showing your prey that they're going to be bested by a lady? I stan. 11/10
#golden age of piracy#Edward low#edward teach#Blackbeard#stede bonnet#Samuel bellamy#Olivier Levasseur#Jaquotte delahaye#Henry every#Jean Thomas duleain#bartholomew roberts#Pirates
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fun fact: most of the information we know about classic pirates (blackbeard, anne bonny, mary read, calico jack) is from one book. and it’s more hilarious the more you know.
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (or A General History of Pyrates) by Captain Charles Johnson
firstly: captain charles johnson is not a person nor a captain. it’s a pen name. and we have no clue who he actually was. he probably chose “captain” to give himself a sense of credibility he did not have. (could possibly have been daniel defoe or nathaniel mist and you can actually find modern copies printed under both their names)
secondly: he made a lot of it up. he gathered whatever information was available and just made up the rest and anything he thought would make it cooler. that’s not even to mention the second volume where he made up several entire people. this dude was just making stuff up and it’s now the earliest history we have of these people and we’ve accepted it as fact.
thirdly: it was initially published in 1724. (golden age of piracy was 1650s-1830s, dude was writing about the present) several of the pirates he writes about were still alive. and the rest were very recently dead. (henry every is an outlier) he was literally making up facts about people who were very much alive likely while he was writing it.
so this mysterious random dude made up stories about pirates who were still running around killing people and it’s now accepted as pirate cannon. amazing
#pirates#piracy#a general history of pyrates#blackbeard#anne bonny#mary read#stede bonnet#calico jack#charles vane#edward england#edward lowe#francis spriggs#george lowther#henry every#howell davis#israel hands#james martel#william kidd#samuel bellamy#history#golden age of piracy
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The Curse Of The Black Spot
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Henry Every : The Brutal King of Pirates
from History Dose
#submission#thank you very much my friend#i have him since years on my to do list#maybe i will finish him in then ext days#maybe ...#pirates#henry every
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#pirate#pirates#jolly roger#walter kennedy#bart roberts#henry every#edward england#richard worley#christopher moody#edward law#stede bonnet
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Just lately I've become really interested in pirates (thanks, #OMFD), and this is intriguing. The evidence seems to be irrefutable, which is a change.
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The Fate of Henry Every revealed?
Fascinating if true, though I'm still skeptical that it is, partly because of the use of the more famous name "Avery" rather than the likely more authentic "Every".
And also, frankly, because it just seems too amazing to be true. But honestly, that's true of a lot of pirate history, even stuff verified from official historical records.
If this is true, then it solves one of the great pirate mysteries, on par with someone finding Captain Kidd's rumoured buried Treasure, or documentary proof of Ann Bonny and Mary Read's relationship status.
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So legendary pirate Henry Avery might have bought a royal pardon from William III after his disappearance and become a spy observing Catholics in Britain? Fascinating.
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Why the FNAF puppet loves the music box,,
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#henry emily#charlie emily#charlotte emily#the puppet#the marionette#fnaf pizzeria simulator#fnaf 2#I’m sorry every comic recently with Charlie has been angst#but I got this idea and legally had to do it#the idea the puppet is soothed by the music box#is because it’s a music box Charlie use to listen to#makes me sniffle and sob#makes me lose my lil mind#but it makes sense to me!#they are just a lil kid still wanting to be soothed to sleep#she was a gift
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WE ARE SO BACK WE ARE SO BACK
#literally shaking#idk you live every day thinking that they’ll make a sequel#but then it happens and like#i dunno I didn’t think ITD ACTUALLT HAPPEN!!?#WHAT DO I DO WITH MYSELF NOW????#my art#rwrb#firstprince#red white and royal blue#alex claremont diaz#Henry fox#prince Henry#AHHHH#IM LITERLALT SHAKING#this paired w John Watson reading fanfiction bro#it’s been a DAY
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cozy
#me with every scene: now this is one of my favorite scenes#i love how henry wiggles his toes and gets comfy and alex is just huge next to him gjjgjrg#rwrbedit#firstprinceedit#rwrb movie#red white and royal blue#firstprince#alex claremont diaz#henry fox mountchristen windsor#my edit#i just wanted to edit something. someone give me ideas
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making new memories... ✨
#firstprince#red white and royal blue#rwrb#rwrb movie#rwrb fanart#alex and henry#alex x henry#alex claremont diaz#henry fox#prince henry#henry hannover stuart fox#henry fox mountchristen windsor#fanart#art#comic#my art#artists on tumblr#I worked on this a little every day for a few weeks#and I feel like you can feel the difference and even my progress with each page lol#the last one is my fav I really like how it came out#anyway
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Deep down you’re a gigantic, sappy, embarrassing romantic who just wants the happily ever after.
#rwrb#rwrbedit#red white and royal blue#firstprince#userninz#chrissiewatts#userveronika#userlang#userclara#usermegsb#firstprinced#tusermira#mine*#we forget about this sometimes#henry is just a romantic at heart!!!!!!!!!!#and he will give all that love x10000#you're gonna get that happily ever after#the 'write the history of my life' line is so so romantic god it gets me every time#he Knows people will be writing about him. because duh#but thats what hes read about in all the queer history!! they try to hide it all#and he now refuses to let anyone hide who HE is and who he loves
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henry's shoulder hitch appreciation post
#baby is having every feeling at once#*#rwrbedit#lgbtedit#rwrbsource#rwrb#red white and royal blue#firstprince#henry fox mountchristen windsor#uservik#userninz#userbeckett#chrissiewatts#tusertha#usersteen#useraurore#userrin#alielook#changed my coloring idk if i like it
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