] through their extensive piracies the Portsmen [of the Cinque Ports] were experts in predatory actions at sea | |
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From ancient high seas pirates to 'road agents' and a host of other bush and mountain pass brigands, bandits have been with us for ages | "The Geography of Piracy: Northern Morocco in the Mod-Nineteenth Century" |
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] could effectively control the Narrow Seas | 1986 , The World: An Illustrated History, Times Books Ltd |
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Narrow straits which funneled shipping into places where was easy, and escape less chancy, called the pirates into certain areas | Institute of Indo-Middle East Cultural Studies |
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] were most active where the maritime environment gave them most opportunity.
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