What nationality was the pirate William 'Captain' Kidd who was hanged in 1701?
William Kidd The book portrays Kidd as an innocent privateer who was framed by corrupt officials as a scapegoat for their own crimes. The heavy metal band Running Wild’s song, Ballad of William Kidd. The band Scissorfight honored William Kidd on the album Balls Deep; The Gibbeted Captain Kidd. William Kidd William Kidd, also Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd (c. 1654 – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Some modern historians, for example Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton (see Books), deem his piratical reputation
Captain Kidd (pub) Captain Kidd (pub) The Captain Kidd is a pub in Wapping, East London that is named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock. The pub was built in the 1980s a former coffee warehouse, and was named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock in 1701. The pub has a nautical theme and retells the story of Captain Kidd and his execution; the layout of the pub is designed to be similar to a ship's hulk. It is a Sam Smith's pub, and is