History glossary
privateering
state-authorized raiding against enemy shipping by privately owned vessels.
- Category
- Military-economic practice
- Region
- Global
- Date range
- Varies
What it means
State-authorized raiding against enemy shipping by privately owned vessels.
Stories using this term
The Elizabethan Age
Elizabeth I’s reign brought stability, cultural flourishing, exploration, and victory over the Spanish Armada.
The Tudor Dynasty
The Tudors strengthened royal power, drove religious change, and shaped early modern England.
The British Empire
Britain built the largest empire in history through sea power, trade, slavery, industrial wealth, conquest, and rule, before decolonisation reshaped the modern world.
