London lifts the lid on Captain Kidd

摘要

Skirmishes, swashbuckling and scurvy - all in a day's work for Captain William Kidd, whose legend is chronicled at Museum of London Docklands until the end of October. 'Pirates: The Captain Kidd Story' explores the life story of one of the world's most famous privateers-turned-pirate, the corruption of the London political scene that funded his activities and the role he played in the creation of the pirate myth. The piracy problem stemmed from shady trading activity, curator Tom Wareham told Fairplay. In the 17th century "a lot of the colonies were being unfairly taxed and imports and exports coming through London faced huge customs duty.