piracy

So picture this, the man behind the Darien scheme, William Paterson, is a merchant in the Caribbean, around this time he developed his idea for the Darien scheme sometime in the late 70s, I propose to you that in this alternate timeline he gets attacked by pirates and surrenders without a...

Between 1706 and 1718 the Bahamas acted as a lose confederacy of pirates run by an informal pirate code and acting as the defector ruling class of the region. The challenge is to simply have the Republic of Pirates survive at least for a few more decades while still having pirates or something...

In 1574, a battle between the Spanish and Chinese/Japanese pirates broke out close to Manila. IOTL, the Spanish managed to win, as the pirates were not organized enough and had made a critical mistake during their first assault on the city: WI Limahong did not order the prisoners to be executed...

The Republic of Salé was a short-lived corsair republic, consisting of the cities of Salé, Rabat, and a region called the Casbah. It was independent of Morocco between the years 1624-1668. With a POD of 1630, keep this pirate utopia independent.

IOTL, the Cretans were hired all across the Greek world as mercenaries, and were particularly famed for their archery and ability as instructors. They committed piracy across the Mediterranean world and they were also somewhat known for deception("You lying Cretan") but that was just a brief...

I'm sure pretty much all of us have heard of the "pirates vs. ninjas" meme. Your challenge is to somehow have pirates and ninjas fight in real life. Note: when I say "pirate", I don't necessarily mean the stereotypical "golden age" buccaneer. Anyone committing acts that meet the definition of...

Suppose a West African kingdom on developed seafaring technology capable of traversing the Maghreb and into Western Europe in the early 10th century AD. The ships in question resemble large trimarans with a large, long Carthaginian-style hull that has multiple oars and sails for propulsion. Due...

During the Interwar period of 1924-1936, the Mediterranean sea was plagued by Sky Pirates from Italy, France, Yugoslavia, Spain and Greece. At the beginning, these incidents were small and often went unnoticed. Not until the great depression hit Europe in 1929. Many out-of-work pilots turned to...

Most of my alternate history threads are about scenarios where the divergence from real history happens in the pre-digital era. This has to do with being born in the wrong decade. Floppy discs are all digital, and when copied correctly, are copied bit-for-bit. The first floppies were introduced...