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2006-08-23 05:15:16 · 6 answers · asked by y_answrs_brainbus 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Much piracy actually took the form of privateers licensed by the monarch (who took a share of the spoils!) to attack the shipping of countries with which the country was at war. This form of war became obsolete in the eighteenth century when Britain developed a strong Royal Navy to fight its sea wars.
Piracy is prevented around the United Kingdom these days by the presence of the Roayl Navy and coastguard together with police, in Britain and Europe, who would arrest the priates if they landed.
Sadly, piracy is still a considerable problem worldwide today, particuarly off the coasts of Africa and in the Far East. British ships are not immune from such piratical attacks. Piracy is in no way glamorous as it endangers the safety of seafarers, not just their cargo.
2006-08-23 07:14:44 · answer #1 · answered by Philosophical Fred 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was originally supported by certain english monarchs such as Elizabeth 1 but as the importance of Britain's maritime trade increased it was deemed was to stop the practise of both english and foreign piracy to protect british merchant shipping.
2006-08-23 15:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By use of Copyright laws. Now the only way piracy operates in this world is from those pesky Chinese with all those DVDs and CDs.
2006-08-23 12:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by bobby t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not eradicated!
Being a pirate would just make you a criminal and possibly also a terrorist, so pirates are now terrorists!
If however this isn't the case, then maybe it wasn't eliminated and just died out of it's own accord?
:-)
2006-08-24 03:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by The Techie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i've been to several parties in the last 12 months in London where there have been lots of pirates. Pirates arrrr back!
2006-08-23 12:22:22 · answer #5 · answered by bizboz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it hasnt been eradicated , we just use different terms for it now...and use many other forms of transporting our wares....
or cargo....
ships, trains, buses , cars , lorries. etc...
xx
2006-08-23 12:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by funfabfortyish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋