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Why did some European monarch support the illegal activities of privateer?
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∙ 6y ago
Several Europeans used privateers to attack enemy ships and move trade goods. If a privateer was contracted by a monarch then their activity was no longer illegal but sanctioned under their respective countries.
Seamus Toy
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∙ 11y agoPrivaters worked under licence from monarchs to attack vessels of a rival nation. They gave them legal status.
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Why did some europeans monarchs support the illegaeal activies of privateers?
Several Europeans used privateers to attack enemy ships and move trade goods. If a privateer was contracted by a monarch then their activity was no longer illegal but sanctioned under their respective countries.
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find it yoursel u lazy people
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