Nassau was then taken over by English privateers who became completely lawless pirates over time. The island was effectively abandoned by many of its settlers and left without any English government presence. The pirates became increasingly powerful and the era of true pirate control occurred when a combined Franco-Spanish fleet attacked Nassau in 1703 and again in 1706. This established Nassau as a base where pirates could operate safely, although various governors regularly made a show of suppressing piracy. Henry Every bribed the Governor of The Bahamas Nicholas Trott with gold, silver and with the Fancy itself which was still loaded with 50 tons of elephant tusks and 100 barrels of gunpowder. The era of piracy in the Bahamas began in 1696 when the privateer Henry Every brought his ship the Fancy loaded with loot from plundering Indian Empire trade ships into Nassau harbour. The Golden Age of Piracy lasted for thirty years from 1690 to 1720 and Nassau was at its heart.
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