Real life captain kidd:
William Kidd, also known as
Captain William Kidd or simply
Captain Kidd (c. 1645 – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a
privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder and
piracy.
What was Captain Kidd's last words?
When he was asked if he had any final words he said: '
I have nothing to say except that I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people. ' Kidd was hanged at Execution Dock in Wapping, where his body remained strung up in the gibbets for three years to serve as a warning to other would-be pirates
MusicEdit
- The traditional folk song "The Ballad of Captain Kidd" was popular from its publication at the time of Kidd's death, surviving in the oral tradition into the twentieth century[67] and giving its melody to the hymn What Wondrous Love Is This.
- The song "Ballad of William Kidd" by the heavy metal band Running Wild is based on Kidd's life, particularly the events surrounding his trial and execution.
