User:Buster7/Sandbox-John Crabbe, Pirate

George Crabbe, the Elder

 * http://books.google.com/books?id=1IEmAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Pirate+John+Crabbe&source=bl&ots=ESHkPnAPwA&sig=A_ytljMAYg7RAz3AU89PBQgvK8U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qY2yT8HPKoqItwfWvajaCA&ved=0CE0Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Pirate%20John%20Crabbe&f=false
 * from George Crabbe and His Times:'"John Crabbe, a Flemish adventurer and pirate, adept in plundering the subjects of Edward II., high-born ladies Gascon traders alike....."

Page 344
suggested as Lead. "he had for years......."
 * bottom of 346......"he, probably better than any other person, knew the coasts of England, France and the Low Countries.




 * He won the favor of King Edward II of England.


 * John de Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle, (second creation)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Lisle,_2nd_Baron_Lisle_%28second_creation%29
 * began decades b4 the 100 years war
 * close economic relations between England and the Low Countries

he was Flemish born and came from Muiden a small Flemish coastal town near the ZWIN river (now filled with sand but in the 14th century it connected Bruges and Damur to the North Sea.

first mention

 * First Attack...(more than likely not the first). Near La Rochelle on the Bay of Biscay (France). Ship belonged to John de le Waerde...160 tons of wine & goods, burned the ship.
 * Nov 17, 1306...edict "Bring John Crabbe to Justice"
 * Spring of 1310...Crabbes vessel=De la Mue (Mude or Muiden) with a Flemish crew (names)\
 * plundered the belongings of Alice, The Countess Marshall.

Scotland
Crabbe goes to Scotland to lay low. Berwick, Scotland
 * Aberdeen was a favorite of Flemish merchants. Bad blood between the Scots and the English.

Banished from England
1315/16/17, Flemings are banned from England by Edward II.
 * Flemish famine begins in 1315...last two years.


 * HS Lucas, The great European Famine (1315-1316-1317) pgs.343-377.

Hanseatic League
#Zenith

Page 16

 * http://www.handandlockembroidery.com/experience/in-the-beginning-there-is-embroidery/chapter-1-opus-anglicanum.pdf

Medieval Warfare

 * http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0786718595/ref=sr_1_1?p=random&ie=UTF8&qid=1337100806#_

Lord of Wexford, 1310-1372

 * http://www.themcs.org/characters/Walter%20Manny.htm Took Crabbe hostage
 * Walter was a Hainaulter who in 1327 came to England as a squire in the entourage of Phillipa of Hainault on her marriage to Edward III. Walter was appointed as the Keeper of the Queens greyhounds, and by 1330 Walter had advanced to Yeoman of the Kings Chamber. In 1331 Walter was with Edward Balliol on the campaign for the Scottish throne. Walter fought at the Battle of Dupplin Moore and other minor skirmishes in the lowlands. Walter took the hostage, John Crabbe (a Flemish pirate hired by Robert Bruce as a naval commander) and was awarded with £1000 from his sale of the pirate to Edward III. Walter was Knighted 1331 and made Custodian of Harlech Castle in Wales and made Sheriff of Mentieth for the remainder of his life.

100 Years War

 * War w/ France begins in 1337.
 * The Low Countries were used as the base of operations for the English forces on the Continent.
 * John Crabbe protected shipments from England to the European Mainland.
 * The sale of wool to England required safe passage across the Channel/North sea, free from marauding French ships.

The Art of the Catapult

 * http://books.google.com/books?id=JPm9ovP_304C&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Pirate+John+Crabbe&source=bl&ots=O4SuFqn1ZK&sig=m0OGjZWhFaSSmq86vWCycQNZFHI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=c4iyT5S_MZSXtwfS_ojqCA&ved=0CGgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Pirate%20John%20Crabbe&f=false

Chapter Heading:Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy

 * 1305 to 1330..Period of John Crabbe's carreer as pirate and catapult builder in Flanders, Scotland and England (See Introduction)
 * Crabbe was a swashbuckler w/ aristocratic sensibilities. (pg 117)
 * He sailed the high seas and attended the high courts of Europe with equal ease "looting and plundering in both locations" (pg 117)
 * In 1305, in Oostburg, Crabbe and his men plotted piracy w/ a new tactic---naval catapults on board ship to facilitate attacking from a safe distance thereby precluding hand-to-hand combat and the subsequent boarding of the vanquished victim (page 117)
 * He sailed from Muundeen in search of action. (page 118)
 * His first victim: The Waardeboure, a Flemish cargo ship in the Bay of Biscay w/ 160 "tonnes' or casks of wine. (page 118)
 * A few years pass and they atrtack an English ship ladden w/ gold silver and jewels...."enuff to retire". (Page 119)
 * Reasons stated for retirement
 * fear of hanging
 * more than ehough money

Death
He died in 1352.

Byron L. Crabbe or Byron C. Crabbé
In King Kong, the 1933 movie, the backdrop of the island seen when the Venture crew first arrives was painted on glass by matte painters Henry Hillinck, Mario Larrinaga, and Byron C. Crabbé. The scene was then composited with separate bird elements and rear-projected behind the ship and the actors. The background of the scenes in the jungle (a miniature set) was also painted on several layers of glass to convey the illusion of deep and dense jungle foliage.
 * Byron L. Crabbe was a talented artist and visual effects professional. Born on May 5, 1894 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, he made significant contributions to the film industry during the early 20th century. His work left an indelible mark on iconic films, including:
 * King Kong (1933): In this classic monster film, Byron C. Crabbe worked as a matte painter. The breathtaking backdrop of the mysterious island where King Kong resides was brought to life by Crabbe’s artistic touch. The film’s legendary fight scene between Kong and the Tyrannosaurus took seven weeks to complete.
 * Last Days of Pompeii (1935): Crabbe contributed to the art department for this historical epic
 * Son of Kong (1933): Once again, he played a role in the film’s art department
 * Byron L. Crabbe’s creativity and craftsmanship continue to resonate with audiences, even decades after his passing on June 9, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His legacy lives on through the magic of cinema

John Crabb
June/2022...John Crabb, who has doubled this year as chief of the criminal division and a recently created section devoted to Capitol riot cases, is leaving the former role to focus more fully on the January 6 investigation, according to people familiar with the staff moves. In his email to staff Thursday, Graves said prosecutor Denise Cheung would step in for Crabb as acting chief of the office's criminal division. Jan/2024...John Crabb is the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
 * In recent years, Crabb and Cooney jointly supervised several politically sensitive prosecutions, including the case against the T ally Steve Bannon. On Friday a jury convicted Bannon on two charges of contempt of Congress stemming from his defiance of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (((The questioning came on the heels of a string of public hearings where the House committee investigating the January 6 attack has aired damning evidence linking Trump directly to the efforts to prevent the peaceful handoff of power))). Following the conviction of Bannon, two prosecutors withdrew from the case and a third resigned from the Justice Department entirely after Attorney General William Barr intervened to overrule their suggested prison term and suggest a lighter sentence for the longtime Trump advisor. When a federal judge summoned prosecutors to explain the unusual shift in Stone's case, John Crabb appeared in court and defended the original sentencing recommendation. {https://www.businessinsider.com/top-public-corruption-prosecutor-joining-justice-department-team-investigating-trump-2022-7}
 * In the Peter Navarro sentencing, a federal prosecutor, John Crabb Jr., told the judge that the Justice Department enforces the law “without fear, favor or political influence.”