The Lost Pirate Kingdom is a 2021 docuseries released by Netflix. This historical drama portrays the rise and fall of the eponymous early-18th century pirate republic based in Nassau, Bahamas.[1][2] The series begins in 1715, shortly after the close of the War of the Spanish Succession, which pitted England against Spain. England had waged the war on the cheap, resorting to the use of privateers rather than incurring the expense of fully funding the Royal Navy.The pirates that plundered the Caribbean during the 18th century sure seemed like they were made-up characters. However, they were most assuredly real people.The Lost Pirate Kingdom Season 1 Download
But how much of what has been documented about them actually happened? The hybrid series The Lost Pirate Kingdom tries to paint a picture of the chaotic time that will help the viewer separate truth from legend.The Lost Pirate Kingdom combines scripted scenes and expert interviews to paint a picture of the major players who plundered ships throughout the southeastern U.S. coast and the Caribbean in the 18th century. We start in 1715, right after the War of Spanish Succession, which was won by England. After that, an unspoken naval war went on for the following 12 years, where the British navy conscripted “profiteers” to plunder Spanish ships that it encountered.Among the men who led these private ships is the rough-and-tumble Benjamin Hornigold (Sam Callis), who has a rivalry with the more aristocratic Henry Jennings (Mark Gillis). When the war ended, Jennings still was able to get away with his plunder while Hornigold and his men were left to starve. They moved from Jamaica to the village of Nassau in the Bahamas, a place that put them in a perfect position to invade and rob Spanish trade ships, then hide.