Black Sails is not always historically accurate.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Black Sails may tell a fictional story, but many of its characters are based on historical figures, which makes it worth analyzing the historical accuracy of the series. The show is written as a prequel to the famous Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Treasure Island, though it is careful to craft its own version of the characters from the novel.
While there was a significant merchant family of the same name in the area, none of their activities in the show are historical. 8 Black Sails' Edward "Blackbeard" Teach Is Killed By Woodes Rogers Instead Of The British Navy The Real Blackbeard Was Cornered On Ocracoke Island Close Probably the most famous historical pirate to appear in Black Sails is Edward "Blackbeard" Teach. Few historical pirates are a famous as Blackbeard, and he's been portrayed in several different movies and TV shows, all of which put their own spin on his legend — and Black Sails is no exception .
Unlike Captain Flint, Benjamin Hornigold was a real pirate active between 1713 and 1718. While having him meet his end at the hands of James Flint made for a dramatic moment in Black Sails, in real life, Hornigold died in a shipwreck after running afoul of a hurricane somewhere between New Providence and New Spain. While this marks a major discrepancy between the life of Hornigold and Black Sails, the show paints a fairly accurate picture of him before his death.
However, in real life, he was captured by the British Navy and hanged in Port Royal in 1720. Rackham begins the show as a member of Charles Vane's crew, which is how the real Calico Jack began his career as a pirate as well, but the show pays little heed to the historical facts of this infamous pirate's life beyond that point. It's also interesting to note that the real Calico Jack served on the same ship as Charles Vane earlier in his pirate career.
3 The Real Calico Jack Met Anne Bonny After He Had Already Become A Captain The Real Jack Rackham Stole Bonny From Her Abusive Husband Although Black Sails accurately depicts the romantic relationship between Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny, it gets the timeline of their lives all wrong. If anything, this is alsio one aspect of Black Sails that is perhaps less dramatic than the true story.
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