I'm writing an essay for my A-level coursework and need help finding some good sources.

The question is "'the pirates of the period 1630-1730 were egalitarian, meritocratic freedom fighters who simply wanted independence' Assess the validity of this view." Thanks.

Here are a couple of sources I have been using already: https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-truth-about-pirates http://www.goldenageofpiracy.org