But I will not venture into the whole story, and would recommend that anybody interested read the book by Zacks instead of the many lopsided articles out on the net. He ended up sadly a victim of vicious rumor mongering slander and political wrangling. If you read the ‘real’ story of Captain Kidd, a New York Sea Captain, you will agree, and reaffirm that he was caught in the cross hairs of political salvos between the Mughal Empire, the British crown and the EIC. Some days ago Calicut heritage forum covered him in a couple of blogs and as it was a topic that I had been researching, thought it a good idea to cover Kidd’s Malabar sojourn in a little more detail. Kidd was a founder of Trinity Church, which still stands near Ground Zero, in New York. He was hanged in 1701, coated with tar and hung out for years to be eaten away by hungry birds. He returned later to New York, was imprisoned and consigned to London, deserted by his sponsors, interrogated by the British Parliament before being convicted for piracy and murder. A number of unfortunate events ended up with his earning a reputation as a ruthless pirate. ![]() A man desiring high adventure, he was soon enlisted by the British authorities and American backers, to hunt down pirates and left for London in 1696. William Kidd was born in Scotland in about 1645 and migrated to New York very young. Many of you may not know who Captain Kidd was he was considered a notorious pirate of the late 17th century. Read on and you will also figure out the link. Well, other readers must be wondering what Kayamkulam has to do with Kidd.
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