Charles Vane Conspiracy

The famous pirate Charles Vane was known to be one of the cruelest and selfish captain and crewmate in all of history. He would torture the majority of his prisoner after looting, and sometimes crew members just for a laugh. Charles was born an English seaman on an unknown date in 1680 in England. Another thing he also never shared was his early life. Although, his piracy began in 1716 and he mainly explored the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Sometime between 1701 and 1714, he secretly arrived in Port Royal, Jamaica during the Spanish Succession, a major European conflict. Suddenly, a Spanish fleet off the coast encountered a hurricane and lost all their gold and euros. During this time Charles and Captain Henry Jennings met, then together they went out to salvage what they could. That day they made 87,000 euros and that was the first thrill of Charles’ life as a pirate. By 1718 the King of England granted every pirate a pardon. A pardon is an act of forgiveness upon all errors or mistakes. At this time, Jennings’ decided to give up his life as a pirate and move on. Although Charles was not giving up there. Instead he decided to become his own captain. Then Charles decided to recruit Jack Rackham …show more content…
Few weeks later, English Governor Woodes Rogers arrived in Royal Navy Frigate to take back his town. Charles’ crew immediately opened fire on Governor Rogers army, but it was clear to him they weren't going to win like that. As always, Charles quickly came up with an original plan to send a letter of surrender of his life as a pirate. All fighting then paused between them but that wasn’t the end of the war. Later that night, Charles secretly sent one of his many ships lit on fire and loaded with gunpowder head on towards Governor Roger’s ship hoping for an explosion. Although before the fire could hit their ship, Governor Roger understood what was occurring and escaped