I have a humungous research fail. I've been so focused on the little things, like period names, sailor's life, child discipline, etc., that I missed a real big thing. I don't know how much of it spilled over into the Caribbean, but it puts me in a sticky situation.
Most of my cheesy little tales take place roughly in the very early 1700s. The two largest nationalities in the crew are English and French. The big thing I missed is the War of Spanish Succession (I'll have to read up on it, won't I). Guess who was involved in that war, other than Spain.
My pirates don't care; if they had any pretentions of patriotism, they would've been privateers. Neither does their home base (a made-up island), unless you do something blatant, like yell "#$^% France!" in the French areas or "Je &#$%^ sur le roi d'Angleterre!*" in the English areas. However, there are other real life ports my pirates may need to got to. True, they're probably limited to pirate-friendly ports in the first place, but shore leave might still be awkward for pirates of the wrong nationality. Cheese does not give me free license to completely ignore history and logic.
I'm not sure what I'm asking for here, but advice, chiding, and sympathy are all acceptable.
Thanks!
* Pardon my online-translator French.
Most of my cheesy little tales take place roughly in the very early 1700s. The two largest nationalities in the crew are English and French. The big thing I missed is the War of Spanish Succession (I'll have to read up on it, won't I). Guess who was involved in that war, other than Spain.
My pirates don't care; if they had any pretentions of patriotism, they would've been privateers. Neither does their home base (a made-up island), unless you do something blatant, like yell "#$^% France!" in the French areas or "Je &#$%^ sur le roi d'Angleterre!*" in the English areas. However, there are other real life ports my pirates may need to got to. True, they're probably limited to pirate-friendly ports in the first place, but shore leave might still be awkward for pirates of the wrong nationality. Cheese does not give me free license to completely ignore history and logic.
I'm not sure what I'm asking for here, but advice, chiding, and sympathy are all acceptable.
Thanks!
* Pardon my online-translator French.