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English army with banner, from the Chroniques de France ou de St Denis, late 14th century.

Outlaws at War

Adam Drake | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 3 March 2023

For Edward I, filling his army with criminals made perfect sense.

Captain Kidd: Privateer, Pirate and Agent of Empire?

Tom Wareham | Published in History Today Volume 63 Issue 1 January 2013

The trial of Captain William Kidd raised uncomfortable questions for the state about the pirate’s role in the consolidation of England’s early overseas empir