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Took this last night. With everything turning to bleak dark times. A little reminder that the light shines on in the darkness.

#guidinglight by @grayflintz

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Pirates. I absolutely love them. The allure they had was all inspiring.

This is William Kidd. Or simply Captain Kidd. Born William Kidd in Dundee, Scotland, in 1645. Kidd, whose father was reportedly a seaman, had taken to the water himself at a young age. By the 1680s, after working with an assortment of buccaneer crews, was a respected privateer.

Around that time, Kidd set sail for America and a new life, and eventually, new riches, in New York, where he met and married a wealthy widow. When tension between England and France morphed into full-fledged war, Kidd was commissioned to privateer the Blessed William to protect English ships in the Caribbean from French attacks.

Piracy in this age was a murky affair. While countries hired privateers like Kidd to protect their investments, it was also understood that these same privateers could reap the bounty from the loot confiscated by enemy ships. This was the age in which Kidd cut his teeth as a young sailor. It was also an age that was coming to a close.

In 1695, Kidd returned to England to receive a royal commission as a privateer. There, he befriended Lord Bellomont, who had been tapped to take over the governorship of New York. Under Bellomont's direction and financial backing, Kidd was hired to make his way toward the West Indies with a crew and attack French ships and pirate vessels. The confiscated loot would be divided between Kidd, his men and his backers. In May 1696, Kidd set sail on the 34-gun vessel Adventure Galley.

On May 8, 1701, Kidd went on trial. His crimes and previously tight connections with the English elite and government officials caused a sensation. To defend him, as Kidd expected Lord Bellomont and others would do, would only dirty the defender's name and reputation. He was found guilty and hanged on May 23, 1701. To serve as a warning against other pirates, his body was hung in a cage and left to rot for all to see along the River Thames.

You can see in the video the alleyway that leads to the shore. The tide was in, had it not been then I probably would have ventured closer.

Currently situated at the Prospect of Whitby. There are a couple of pubs in the area of Wapping. taken in Prospect of Whitby by @grayflintz

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4 years ago

Alan Wake II.
Exceptional Game. Some snaps.
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13 years after disappearing into the Dark Place beneath Cauldron Lake, writer Alan Wake remains trapped in a nightmare of his own making, attempting to write his way back to reality.

Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Saga Anderson arrives in the Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls to investigate a series of gruesome ritualistic murders committed by the mysterious Cult of the Tree.

As their twin narratives collide across shifting realities from the foggy drenched forests of Washington to the distorted, noir nightscapes of the Dark Place. Saga and Alan must navigate this investigation through their crime board placed inside their mind. Filled with rock musicals and unsettling shadows if you haven't played and were tempted, do it.
It's a blast. by @grayflintz

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Collection of photos I took and placed on a comic frame.
Highly addictive.
@spiderman @playstationuk by @grayflintz

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The Blood, Opulence, and Dark Secrets of Loftus Hall.
From Norman battlegrounds to a gilded cage fit for a Queen, Wexford’s most notorious mansion hides a tragic truth beneath its satanic folklore.

Wexford, Ireland. Along the bleak, wind-swept landscape of the Hook Peninsula stands Loftus Hall, widely regarded as the most haunted house in Ireland. To the casual tourist, it is a grand three-story Victorian mansion famous for a legendary encounter with the Devil. But strip away the supernatural folklore, and the true history of the hall reveals something far more sinister: a centuries-old tapestry of bloody conquests, desperate aristocratic ambition, and a family secret buried behind concrete and stone. This history of the building is so rich that I began writing a screenplay of the history, in which I would like to explain what I can.

The Battle Where Ireland Was Lost and Won

The bloody legacy of the ground’s dates to May 1, 1170. Desperate to carve out an Irish legacy, Anglo-Norman warrior Raymond Le Gros landed at Baginbun with just 10 men-at-arms and 70 archers. Despite building a makeshift fort of banks and ditches, Le Gros was vastly outnumbered when a combined force of 3,000 Norsemen from Waterford and local Irish allies launched a fierce attack.

Against impossible odds, the Normans routed the attackers in a clash forever known as “the battle where Ireland was lost and won.” Rewarded with the conquered lands of the Hook Peninsula, Le Gros built Houseland Castle. His descendants eventually adopted the surname Redmond, and in 1350, amidst the devastation of the Black Plague, they replaced the original castle with a fortified mansion named Redmond Hall.
The Redmond family held their ground for centuries until the Irish Confederate Wars brought Oliver Cromwell to their doorstep. In 1642, the 68-year-old patriarch Alexander Redmond famously defended the Hall against 90 English invaders with nothing but his two sons, a handful of tenants, two soldiers, and a local tailor...continued.. by @grayflintz

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The Galeon Andalucia a.k.a El Galeon.
The replica is a stunning 160 foot 500 tonight 17 lth century Spanish galleon. by @grayflintz

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Charles Vane. (c. 1680 – 29 March 1721) Charles was an infamous English pirate who terrorised the Caribbean and the north American coast during the Golden Age of Piracy. Operating primarily out of the pirate haven of Nassau in the Bahamas, he was legendary for his superb naval tactics, his absolute refusal to accept British authority and his extreme cruelty toward captured crews.

There is very little historical documentation. Exist regarding his youth, though he is believed to have been born in England around 1680 and later arrived in Port Royal, Jamaica. Vane entered the historical record in 1716 as a crew member under the notorious privateer turned pirate Henry Jennings. They famously raided a Spanish salvage camp to steal silver recovered from the sunken 1715 Spanish treasure fleet off the coast of Florida.

The Flying Gang

By 1717, Vane had gained his own command and became a leading figure of the ‘Flying Gang’. A loose coalition of pirate captains who established a lawless ‘Pirate Republic’ in Nassau. The gang consisted of many famous pirates of the time:

Benjamin Hornigold – a Co-founder of the gang and one of the most influential pirates’ leaders in Nassau

Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach – The most legendary and fearsome pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, who began his career as a captain in Nassau.

Samuel ‘Black Sam’ Bellamy – Captain of the Whydah Gally, recognised as one of the wealthiest pirates in history.

Anny Bonny & Mary Read – two of history’s most famous female pirates, who sailed under Calico Jack.

John ‘Calico Jack’ Rackham – Famous for his association with the famous female pirates.

Stede Bonnet – A wealthy landowner who famously became known as the ‘Gentleman Pirate’

Edward England – An Irish Born pirate captain who operated extensively in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Olivier Levasseur – Also known as ‘La Buse’ a French pirate known for his strategic tactics and massive plunders.

Continued below.. by @grayflintz

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Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain, privateer and colonial administrator. Rogers was a force of nature. He was a brilliant English privateer who circumnavigated the globe, survived a bullet to the face and then went to Nassau as Governor to single handedly destroy the ‘Pirate Republic’ using sheer psychological warfare and unbreakable willpower.

The Bullet in the Jaw.

British capture Manila galleon Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion y DesenganoIt was 1709, during his legendary privateering voyage around the world rogers attacked a massive, heavily armed Spanish treasure galleon called the Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion y Desengano. During the expedition Rogers was wounded twice. The first time was commanding an engagement with the Spanish during a ferocious battle, a Spanish musket ball struck Rogers directly in the face. It tore through his left cheek, shattered his jaw, and lodged itself in the roof of his mouth. Instead of collapsing or stepping down, Rogers refused to leave deck. Bleeding profusely and unable to speak, he wrote his strategic orders down on a piece of paper to keep his men fighting. They won the ship. Rogers carried that bullet inside his jaw for six months until a surgeon finally cut it out when they returned to England. This left him permanently disfigured, the pain made it more difficult to speak, eat and drink and he resorted to giving out orders in written form.
The second time, he was engaged in a battle with a much bigger and larger galleon. The Begonia. While on another Spanish vessel that he had captured and refitted and christened the Marquis. The Begonia managed to hit the Marquis’ powder reserves, which caused a massive explosion, causing some of the wooden shrapnel to tear into Rogers’ ankle and heel, cripplingly him for a period. taken in Nassau, Bahamas by @grayflintz

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Sir Henry Morgan
Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and later Governor of Jamaica. Much of Morgan’s early life is unknown, although he was not a traditional outlaw pirate. He was a ‘buccaneer’ and a legal privateer backed by the English crown. He was a brilliant military strategist, an incredibly ruthless leader and a political mastermind who eventually became the Governor of Jamaica. He wasn’t bloodthirsty but rather a cold calculating CEO. Viewing piracy as a business venture, keeping ledgers and caring about the logistics and political optics over seafaring romance.

Just a quick break down

Pirate: A generic term for a maritime outlaw. They sailed under their own authority and had no government backing.

Privateer: Often described as a legalised pirate, operating an armed ship under a government-issued license called a letter of marque. Which allowed them to attack, plunder and capture merchant ships of enemy nations during wartime.

Buccaneer: The term originally referred to French, English and Dutch hunters on Hispaniola. They turned to raiding because there was more money in it.

The Human Shield of Portobello

In 1668 Morgan quickly captured Puerto Principe (Camaguey, Cuba) then he set his eyes on target Portobello (Modern day Panama) one of the most heavily fortified Spanish cities in the new world. The city was protected by massive stone castles that seemed impossible to scale without heavy casualties. Morgan captured a nearby convent of nuns and a monastery of priests. He forced these holy men and women to carry his heavy scaling ladders and place them against the castle walls. He knows the deeply religious Spanish soldiers would hesitate to fire upon their own priests and nuns. The psychological ploy worked. The privateers breached the walls with minimal losses, and Morgan went on to brutally sack the city. taken in Panama by @grayflintz

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3 months ago

As much as I've been playing the game, I'm fully addicted to photo mode.
A few examples.

#PSshare #PSBlog by @grayflintz

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John ‘Calico Jack’ Rackham
John ‘Calico Jack’ Rackham is a goldmine for narrative fiction or historical drama. While he was historically an incompetent pirate who mostly robbed small fishing boats, his life was packed with theatrical, highly dramatic events which is perfect for what I am looking for, so these are just some of the stories that he was involved in.

Born in Cuba or Jamaica on 26th December 1682 and hanged for piracy in Port Royal, Jamica, November 18, 1720. He was mainly operating in the Bahamas and Jamaica during the early 18th century. While known as John Rackham, he is best known under the fictional name Calico Jack. While active he was most remembered for having two female pirate crew members Anne Bonny and Mary Read, more on them later.

The Midnight ship swap.

In 1719, Rackham and his crew were trapped in a Cuban harbour by a massive Spanish warship that had pinned them down. Because the tide was low, the Spanish warship couldn’t get close enough to attack and decided to wait for morning to destroy them. Instead of panicking, Rackham noticed the Spanish had also captured a small, fast English sloop, which was anchored nearby. In the dead of night, Rackham and his crew silently rowed over to the English sloop, overpowered the guards, and stole it. At dawn, the Spanish warship began heavily bombarding Rackham’s old empty ship, completely unaware that Rackham already sailed past them in their own prize ship.

The Quartermaster Munity.

Rackham started his career as a quartermaster under the infamous and cruel pirate Charles Vane. When their ship encountered a massive, heavily armed French warship, Vane ordered a retreat out of caution. Rackham openly argued against him, demanding they fight for the glory and loot. While the crew followed the captain’s orders during the escape, they viewed Vane’s retreat as cowardice. The next day, the crew exercised pirate democracy: they voted Vane out, branded him a coward. They give him a tiny boat and few loyalists and promoted Rackham to Captain on the spot.

Continued in comments.. by @grayflintz

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Werewolves of Ossory
Werewolves have always been in modern fiction, the cursed beast driven by uncontrollable, bloodthirsty rage. However, in medieval European lore, lycanthropy carried a far more complex meaning. Transformation into a wolf was often viewed through the lens of divine punishment, ancient tribal ritual, or exile from human society.

Rather than mindless monsters, these wolves often retained their human consciousness, trapped inside a beast’s body. This blending of divine fate and animal transformation is best exemplified in medieval Ireland. While mainland Europe feared the wolf as a demonic threat, Irish tradition viewed them with a strange reverence.
The Kingdom of Ossory (Osraige in Old Irish) was an ancient and medieval kingdom in Ireland that spanned what is now County Kilkenny, western County Laois, and parts of eastern County Tipperary. Established in the 1st century. It maintained semi-independence between the larger provinces of Leinster and Munster. It is renowned in the medieval folklore for the Werewolves of Ossory, a legendary lineage of warriors believed to possess the ability to transform into wolves. It was ruled for centuries by the Dál Birn dynasty (who later took the surname Mac Giolla Phádraig or Fitzpatrick) the kingdom achieved formal independence in 859 under the powerful King Cerball mac Dunlainge.
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