Sarah J. | June 10, 2024 | Categories: History vs. Hollywood, Maritime Lore
But here’s the question that sent me down a rabbit hole this week: william turner pirate
The film’s Will Turner is the perfect inversion of the historical reality. He starts as an honest blacksmith (lawful, land-based) and is reluctantly dragged into piracy. His father, “Bootstrap” Bill, is a nod to the real pirate “Bootstrap” (a nickname for a real sailor, though not named Turner). Sarah J
However, there a notable William Turner who lived in the maritime world of the 1600s—but he was on the opposite side of the law. Sarah J. | June 10