This month sees the launch of a new exhibition on the 17th-century privateer-turned-pirate Captain William Kidd at the Museum of London Docklands to mark the anniversary of Kidd's execution. Visitors can discover the surprising truth of how London’s corrupt political activities were entrenched in piracy while taking a closer look at 17th and 18th-century English society. The display also looks at gruesome ritual executions of the day.

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The exhibition features a number of items associated with Captain Kidd, including his last letter containing the promise of hidden treasure. Also on display is a real pirate flag and a gibbet cage of the type that would have held Kidd's body after his execution.

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