The Golden Age of Piracy By JonMcWilliams 1695 Henry Avery captures Mughal treasure ship Period: 1697 to 1698 Captain Kidd pirates in the Indian Ocean 1701 British Empire gives colonies permission to try and hang pirates on site rather than transport them to England Period: 1701 to 1713 War of Spanish Succession Period: 1713 to 1718 Benjamin Hornigold actively pirates in Caribbean and American Coast 1715 Urca de Lima gold stolen, Nassau "founded" as locus of Pirate Republic 1717 Woodes Rogers established as Governor of the Bahamas Period: 1717 to 1718 Steded Bonnet actively pirates in Caribbean and American Coast Sep 5, 1717 "Act of Grace" pardon offered by British Empire 1718 Hornigold takes pirate and becomes pirate hunter