Pirates Top: Madagascar

By the 1720s, the Golden Age of Piracy was bleeding out. The British East India Company, tired of losing ships to men like Every and Kidd, pressured the Crown to intervene.

Legend has it that many pirates who hid their treasure on Madagascar did so with a curse, intended to protect their loot from would-be thieves. Some believe that anyone who disturbs the treasure will be cursed, leading to bad luck, misfortune, or even death. madagascar pirates top