> they just stopped giving the loot back to the Empire.
And they were not under the control of the empire.
Freelancers were an active part of British military strategy, while pirates acted on their own.
I agree that distinction was probably irrelevant for the rest of the world, but you can understand why media and culture in the empire would value and depict them quite differently :)
And they were not under the control of the empire.
Freelancers were an active part of British military strategy, while pirates acted on their own.
I agree that distinction was probably irrelevant for the rest of the world, but you can understand why media and culture in the empire would value and depict them quite differently :)