A Day in The Life of a Prisoner During The Golden Age of Sail...

Piracy doesn’t always pay. Sometimes cruising on the wrong side of the law get you beaten, tortured, imprisoned, and even sentenced to death. But sometimes the worst option seems to be the one you’d least expect - spending time behind bars. Getting put in prison in the pirate era was effectively a death sentence, albeit a lingering and painful one. Welcome to Walk The Plank!
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Prisons vs. Gaol
02:18 General Conditions
03:08 Prison Ships
05:14 William The Kidd
06:34 Newgate and Marshalsea Prison
08:18 Punishment in Prison
10:12 Diseases
11:14 Death
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[@koriw1701]

You guys still need some sort of theme son (or theme 'sound' at any rate) I keep waiting for the drums to sound, but then I realise I'm not on 'Medieval Madness.'

[@rhobot75]

Ha! Yes. I put it together by the voice after a random YT recommendation. His voice is distinctive.

[@tomjohnson4922]

I can see why most people, even committing petty crimes, took off and get out of town.

[@spiderill7791]

Awesome video. Its nice to have some perspective on how bad the past really was sometimes to make us appreciate the present much more !

[@Sectarian.]

Seeing what those men went through my life isn't that bad afterall

[@OdorGod]

You haven’t finished living yet….
..I assume

[@walterathow5988]

great video. Thanks..😎💚💙👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@multiyapples]

This is quite interesting. Good job Walk the Plank.

[@multiyapples]

This is quite informative Walk the Plank. Thanks for sharing.

[@castro2324ap]

jails and prisons are basically still the same thing as they were at that time. most people in jail are awaiting trail or have been sentenced to less than 12 months. all people is prison have been convicted and are sentenced to more than 12 months.

[@josephwear9572]

Fun fact: Captain Kidd never cracked; he NEVER revealed the location of his treasure.

[@rhobot75]

I just have to wonder if this is the same narrator as on the Medieval Madness channel?? Well, anyone reading this, that is also a great channel.
Hm...

[@johnfyten3392]

🏴‍☠️

[@timothyclark-sl4il]

AAARRRRRGGGGGG!!!! YAAARRRR!!!!

[@jamest2401]

I’m so glad that I was born in the 20ᵀᴴ century! However, living through the dumpster fire that the 21ˢᵗ is becoming, now that’s a different story.🫤