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108-528: William Turner is a blacksmith's apprentice working in Port Royal , Jamaica . He secretly loves the governor's daughter, Elizabeth Swann (played by Keira Knightley and Lucinda Dryzek ), although he occupies a lower social class than she does. Will is the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner, and he works to free his father from service to Davy Jones . He marries Elizabeth Swann in At World's End , and they have

216-414: A careening wharf at Port Royal and rented a building on the foreshore to serve as a storehouse. From 1675, a resident Naval Officer was appointed to oversee these facilities; however, development was cut short by the 1692 earthquake. After the earthquake, an attempt was made to establish a naval base at Port Antonio instead, but the climate there proved disagreeable. From 1735, Port Royal once more became

324-405: A strumpet 500 to see her naked. They used to buy a pipe of wine, place it in the street, and oblige everyone that passed to drink from it. The taverns of Port Royal were known for their excessive consumption of alcohol such that records even exist of the wild animals of the area partaking in the debauchery. During a passing visit, famous Dutch explorer Jan van Riebeeck is said to have described

432-426: A covered way leading from it to the careening wharves. The adjacent Port Admiral 's (later Commodore's) House included a watch tower , to counter the threat of privateers . The Yard continued to expand to meet the new requirements of steam-powered vessels : the victualling wharf became a coaling depot in the 1840s, and twenty years later a small engineering complex was built. The Yard continued to expand through to

540-568: A debt to Jones. Also present is Norrington, who tries to shoot Sparrow. In the ensuing brawl, Elizabeth knocks out Norrington to save him. Sparrow claims Will was forced into joining Jones's crew, but says Elizabeth can save him by finding the Dead Man's Chest, which contains Jones's beating heart. Elizabeth, Sparrow, Norrington and Will arrive on Isla Cruces and locate the Chest. A conflict erupts, and Norrington flees with Jones's heart. Jones pursues

648-599: A deserted island. Elizabeth creates a towering smoke column, which is spotted by Norrington. Hoping to rescue Will, Elizabeth convinces Norrington to attack Barbossa's crew on Isla de Muerta by impulsively accepting his marriage proposal. Once on the island, Elizabeth frees Sparrow's crew, believing they will rescue Will and Sparrow. Instead, they commandeer the Black Pearl and set sail, leaving Elizabeth to rescue Will and Sparrow by herself. Elizabeth, Will and Sparrow fight Barbossa and his crew, and Sparrow shoots Barbossa as

756-473: A fight. Will is now a psychopomp , bound to ferrying souls of those who died at sea to the next world. Will is allowed one day ashore before beginning his ten-year duty aboard the Dutchman . Bootstrap Bill decides to remain on the crew with his son. Elizabeth, a mortal, is unable to accompany them. Will spends his one day with Elizabeth on an island where they consummate their marriage. Before returning to

864-568: A floating pier where a cruise ship could dock had been built; the first ship arrived on 20 January 2020. Tourists from a few ships (after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have ended) might be beneficial to the town, but "there's still much work to be done if the town will become the 'world-class heritage, environmental and cultural attraction ' " according to a BBC Travel report published in September 2020. Another report that month discussed

972-579: A group of settlers in 1509. They came in search of new lands and valuable resources, like gold and silver. Instead they began to cultivate and process the sugar cane. Much like the Taino before them, the Spanish did not appear to have much use for the Port Royal area. They did, however, retain its Taino name. Spain kept control of Jamaica mostly so that it could prevent other countries from gaining access to

1080-582: A lengthy wet season from May to October. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with the dry season being slightly cooler and range from 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in May. The average annual precipitation is 1,345 millimetres (53 in). The Taino historic indigenous people of the Caribbean occupied this area for centuries before European settlement. They used

1188-462: A pirate republic, and they continued to use the city as their main base during the 17th century. Pirates from around the world congregated at Port Royal, coming from waters as far away as Madagascar . The town became notorious in folklore as 'the wickedest city on Earth'. After the 1692 disaster, Port Royal's commercial role was steadily taken over by the rapidly growing nearby town (and later, city) of Kingston. Plans were developed in 1999 to redevelop

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1296-556: A port but now included archaeological and other attractions. In 1981, the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University began a 10-year underwater archaeological investigation of the portion of Port Royal that sank underwater during the 17th century. The program focused on an area that had sunk directly into the sea and suffered very little damage. Due to very low oxygen levels, a large amount of organic material could be recovered. The efforts made by

1404-520: A safe haven for pirates, Port Royal became noted as their place of execution . Gallows Point welcomed many to their death, including Charles Vane and Calico Jack , who were hanged in 1720. About five months later, the famous woman pirate Mary Read died in the Jamaican prison in Port Royal. Two years later, 41 pirates met their death in one month. Under British rule the Royal Navy made use of

1512-511: A ship. Despite Sparrow's gallant act and against Elizabeth's protests, he is promptly jailed and sentenced to hang. That night, Port Royal is raided by the Black Pearl , a pirate ship. When Elizabeth is taken hostage by the pirates, they discover that she possesses a gold medallion that she took from Will after his rescue years ago. Elizabeth strikes a deal with the captain of the ship, Hector Barbossa : He will leave Port Royal in exchange for

1620-553: A sludge resembling quicksand. Eyewitness accounts attested to buildings sliding into the water, but it is likely some simply sank straight down into the now unstable layer. Underwater archaeology, some of which can be seen in the National Geographic Channel show Wicked Pirate City , reveals the foundations of building underwater, showing there was subsidence, as do comparisons of post-earthquake maps and pre-earthquake maps. Some attempts were made to rebuild

1728-591: A solution to his defence concerns, Governor Edward D'Oyley invited the Brethren of the Coast to come to Port Royal and make it their home port. The Brethren was a group of pirates descended from cattle-hunting boucaniers  [ fr ] (later anglicized to buccaneers), who had turned to piracy after being robbed by the Spanish (and subsequently thrown out of Hispaniola). These pirates concentrated their attacks on Spanish shipping, whose interests were considered

1836-479: A son named Henry (played by Dominic Scott Kay , Lewis McGowan, and Brenton Thwaites ). Alongside Hector Barbossa , Turner serves as an additional foil to Jack Sparrow 's character, taking the role of the straight man with his subdued, good-natured personality. Will is the only child of "Bootstrap" Bill Turner (portrayed by Stellan Skarsgaard ). According to Jack Sparrow , Will strongly resembles his father, both in appearance and ability. However, his father

1944-688: A wrecked vessel that Jack claimed was Jones' ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman . When the real Flying Dutchman suddenly arrives, Jack attempts to barter Will to Davy Jones to repay his blood debt, but Jones refuses, saying one soul is unequal to another. Instead, he keeps Will as a "good faith" payment and demands an additional 99 souls. Otherwise, Jack must surrender or face the Kraken . Will, now an indentured sailor aboard Jones' ghost ship, meets his father "Bootstrap" Bill Turner. When Will challenges Davy Jones to Liar's Dice , betting his soul against

2052-427: Is a pirate. Later Elizabeth finds out the medallion is in fact Cursed Aztec Gold. Over the next eight years, Will and Elizabeth maintain a respectful friendship, although Will conceals his romantic feelings for her. He is now a blacksmith 's apprentice in Port Royal. Will has developed into a master craftsman of fine swords , although his often-drunk master usually claims credit for Will's exquisite workmanship. Will

2160-443: Is also an exceptional, self-taught swordsman. The DVD commentary states that he is the best among the characters in the film, including Barbossa, Norrington, and Jack Sparrow. When Jack Sparrow attempts to evade arrest, Will engages him in a duel. Sparrow outwits Will in a sword fight; Will claims Jack "cheated" by ignoring the "rules of engagement." Will learns that his father was the pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner , who served aboard

2268-663: Is an agent of the East India Trading Company , offers clemency if Will agrees to search for Sparrow and obtain his magical compass. Will finds Sparrow and the Black Pearl crew on Isla de Pelegostos . They are hiding from the Kraken , a leviathan controlled by the mythical captain Davy Jones . Elizabeth escapes from prison and discovers that Beckett is not pardoning her or Will. She confronts Beckett and forces him to free Will. She then travels to Tortuga , where she encounters Sparrow attempting to pay off

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2376-505: Is buried. On Isla Cruces, Will is reunited with Elizabeth, who has escaped jail and joined Jack Sparrow's crew. Also present are Sparrow and former Commodore James Norrington, who has also joined the crew. They locate the chest. Will, Jack, and Norrington each claim the heart for their own purposes. Norrington ultimately steals the heart and the Letters of Marque, escaping just as Davy Jones' crew attacks. The Black Pearl flees, outrunning

2484-544: Is captain. Will learns that Elizabeth sacrificed Jack to the Kraken. And though he now understands why Elizabeth has been distant and despondent, she believes that her unrelenting guilt over causing Sparrow's doom is her burden alone to bear. Will tells her their relationship will not endure if they lack trust in one another and make their choices alone. Sao Feng betrays Will in lieu of another bargain with Lord Beckett, though Beckett double-crosses Feng. Feng then offers Barbossa

2592-430: Is frequented by tourists, but is in a state of disrepair. The Jamaican government has recently resolved to further develop the area for its historic and tourist value. This is in part a result of abandonment of plans begun in the early 1960s to develop the town as a cruise ship port and destination. The plans stimulated the archaeological explorations on the site which, in turn, led to the suspension of development solely as

2700-454: Is one of the pieces of Aztec gold. Believing her to be the daughter of Bootstrap Bill, Barbossa kidnaps her. After Elizabeth is kidnapped, Will forms an alliance with Sparrow. He helps Sparrow escape from prison. They commandeer a ship and recruit a crew in Tortuga . They sail to Isla de Muerta , where Barbossa has taken Elizabeth. Unbeknownst to Will, Sparrow intends to use him to bargain back

2808-535: Is pardoned, while Sparrow escapes by falling off the rampart and into the bay where the Black Pearl awaits. Will returns with the other main characters from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . For aiding Jack Sparrow's escape, Will and Elizabeth are arrested just prior to their wedding ceremony by Lord Cutler Beckett , a man made wealthy and powerful by profits from

2916-405: Is portrayed by Keira Knightley in all four films. Elizabeth is the daughter of Weatherby Swann , the wife of Will Turner and the mother of Henry Turner . Elizabeth Swann was introduced at the beginning of the original 2003 film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . She appears as a young girl at sea with her father, Governor Weatherby Swann. She notices a boy floating in

3024-530: Is secretly the daughter of Barbossa) and Barbossa to help him find the Trident of Poseidon, the destruction of the Trident breaking all curses imposed by the sea, including the curse that binds Will to the Dutchman . At the film's conclusion, Will is reunited with Elizabeth. In the post-credits sequence, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are asleep when their bedroom is entered by the shadow of an apparently resurrected Davy Jones. Will then awakens and, assuming that he

3132-695: Is voiced by Eliza Schneider in the video games Kingdom Hearts II , Kingdom Hearts III , The Legend of Jack Sparrow , Disney Speedstorm , and the video game adaptations of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End . Elizabeth also appears in Pirates of the Caribbean Online , Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game , Disney Magic Kingdoms and Fortnite Battle Royale . and Disney Speedstorm . Keira Knightley portrays Elizabeth in all four films in which

3240-600: Is wracked by guilt for sacrificing Sparrow, which prompts the voodoo priestess Tia Dalma to suggest they rescue Sparrow with the help of Captain Barbossa, who is alive once again. Elizabeth returns in the third film in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). She joins Will, Barbossa, Tia Dalma, and Sparrow's crew on a mission to rescue Sparrow from Davy Jones's Locker. Elizabeth's anguish over sacrificing Sparrow torments her, and during

3348-528: The 1907 Kingston earthquake , others by Hurricane Charlie in 1951). A few remain in place, however, including the Naval Hospital complex, some of the steam engineering buildings and a set of officers' houses. There is also a slipway, completed as late as 1904, which (with its accompanying sheds) was designed for housing and launching torpedo boats , stationed there for the Yard's protection. In 2014, it

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3456-840: The Admiral of the Royal Navy . The redevelopment plan also includes a five-star hotel . Today, Port Royal is known to post-medieval archaeologists as the "City That Sank". Robert Marx considers it the most important underwater archaeological site in the western hemisphere, yielding 16th–and-17th-century artifacts and many important treasures from indigenous peoples predating its 1518 founding, some from as far away as Guatemala . Several 17th and early 18th century pirate ships sank within Kingston Harbour and are being carefully harvested, under controlled conditions, by various teams of archaeologists. Other "digs" are staked out along various quarters and streets by different teams. By 2019,

3564-628: The Black Pearl and free his father from Davy Jones. When Mercer and the East India Trading Company soldiers attack Sao Feng's bathhouse, Feng strikes a secret bargain with Will: Jack Sparrow in exchange for the Black Pearl . Will and the others journey to World's End on Feng's ship, sailing over an enormous waterfall into the Locker. There, they find Jack aboard the Pearl . Jack sets sail with them, although he and Barbossa dispute who

3672-540: The Black Pearl crew. They attempt bargain with Sao Feng, the Pirate Lord of the South China Sea, for the navigational charts leading to World's End and Davy Jones' Locker , so that they can rescue Jack Sparrow. Will had already attempted to steal the charts, but was captured. Ostensibly, the group's mission is to rescue Jack Sparrow from the Locker, but, like the others, Will has a secret motive: to retrieve

3780-416: The Black Pearl in exchange for Elizabeth, who he mistakenly believes is the sea goddess, Calypso. Elizabeth is stunned that Will betrayed Jack Sparrow to achieve his goal. Ignoring Will, she agrees to Feng's terms in exchange for the crew's safety. Jack tosses Will in the brig, but he soon escapes. Still plotting to obtain the Pearl , Will leaves a trail of bodies for Lord Beckett to follow to Shipwreck Cove,

3888-550: The Black Pearl when it was commanded by Captain Jack Sparrow . Despite Sparrow's comments that Bootstrap was "a good man," Will remains deeply conflicted over the fact that his father was a pirate. Will learns that when First Mate Barbossa and the crew mutinied and marooned Sparrow, only Bootstrap defended him. Infuriated by Bootstrap's betrayal, Barbossa and his crew had looted a chest of Aztec gold. This resulted in them becoming undead and unable to feel physical pleasure. It

3996-399: The Black Pearl , and Elizabeth realizes that Sparrow is the Kraken's sole target. She distracts him with a kiss while handcuffing him to the mast, and tells the others that he willingly stayed behind to aid their escape. After witnessing the kiss, Will believes that Elizabeth loves Sparrow. The Kraken then drags Sparrow into Davy Jones's Locker as the others watch from the longboat. Elizabeth

4104-456: The Black Pearl . He finds the crew captive on Pelegosto , a cannibal-inhabited island. They escape, and are unexpectedly reunited with Pintel and Ragetti . Jack agrees to give Will his compass if he helps him find a key, though he has no idea what it unlocks. Jack seeks out Tia Dalma , a voodoo priestess who takes a particular interest in Will, proclaiming he has a "touch of destiny." Dalma says

4212-548: The Black Pearl . When Will learns his role in lifting the curse, he barters himself to Barbossa to free Elizabeth and the crew. In the end, Sparrow and Will succeed in lifting the curse; Sparrow kills Barbossa, and the pirate crew is defeated. At Sparrow's execution in Port Royal, Will declares his love for Elizabeth before attempting to rescue Sparrow from the gallows. They are quickly subdued by redcoats , but Will refuses to abandon Sparrow. Elizabeth intervenes and saves Will by declaring her love for him and vouching for Sparrow. Will

4320-617: The Brethren Court stronghold. Jack catches him, but surprisingly hands Will his magical compass before pushing him overboard. Clinging to a floating barrel, Will drifts towards Beckett's ship, Endeavour . Will is exchanged for Jack during parley with Beckett and Davy Jones. Elizabeth tells Will she now understands the burden he bears, but having been aboard the Dutchman , she believes Bootstrap can no longer be saved, although Will disagrees. When Barbossa releases Calypso from her human form, Will tells her that Davy Jones betrayed her to

4428-483: The Dutchman at sunset, he entrusts the Dead Man's Chest containing his beating heart to her care. The Flying Dutchman disappears from the horizon amid the Green Flash . Will returns ten years later, where he meets Elizabeth and their son, Henry. Orlando Bloom reprises his role as Will Turner in the fifth film, seen with barnacles forming upon his face, implying he's failing at the responsibilities as Captain of

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4536-409: The Flying Dutchman , but Davy Jones again summons the Kraken. Will leads the crew in temporarily fending it off, gaining enough time to abandon ship. When Elizabeth realizes that Sparrow is the Kraken's sole prey, she distracts him with a passionate kiss while handcuffing him to the mast. Unbeknownst to her, Will witnesses this and believes Elizabeth now loves Sparrow. From the longboat, the crew watches

4644-400: The Flying Dutchman . At the start of the film, Henry Turner deliberately attempts to drown himself to lure in the Dutchman , believing that he has found a way to cure his father of his curse, but Will rejects this idea, certain that there is no way to free him from his duty, asking Henry to forget him. Nine years later, Jack Sparrow recruits Henry, his small crew, a girl named Carina Smyth (who

4752-772: The Pirates franchise as early as October 2011. In 2012, Moviehole.Net reported that a "separate Disney contact" gave this one-line response: "Will Turner's story might not be finished..." While there were discussions for him to reprise his role as Will Turner by 2014, his involvement in fifth film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was announced in Disney D23 . Bloom alluded to his character's new "gnarly" appearance after taking over Davy Jones ' post in At World's End , stating that it would be "fun to do something where I’m rumbling round

4860-462: The Trident of Poseidon with Captain Jack Sparrow, and upon the Trident's destruction frees Will from the curse that binds him to the Flying Dutchman . Elizabeth reunites with Will and they share a kiss, much to Jack's disgust. In the post-credits sequence, Elizabeth Swann stays asleep as Will Turner dreams that their bedroom is entered by the shadow of an apparently resurrected Davy Jones. Elizabeth

4968-503: The University of Edinburgh , wrote the quote: "Both opponents and advocates of so-called 'forced trade' declared the town's fortune had the dubious distinction of being founded entirely on the servicing of the privateers' needs and highly lucrative trade in prize commodities.". "A report that the 300 men who accompanied Henry Morgan to Portobello in 1668 returned to the town with a prize to spend of at least £60 each (two or three times

5076-521: The shipping lanes to and from Spain and Panama . Buccaneers found Port Royal appealing for several reasons. Its proximity to trade routes allowed them easy access to prey, but the most important advantage was the port's proximity to several of the only safe passages or straits giving access to the Spanish Main from the Atlantic. The harbour was large enough to accommodate their ships and

5184-539: The "beginning of the end" or "just a dream or nightmare". Will Turner appears in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, Port Royal /The Caribbean, of Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III . In the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts II as well as in the movies he's voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa , who was also the Japanese voice for Legolas , another famous character portrayed by Bloom. Crispin Freeman provided

5292-559: The Black Pearl . Actor Orlando Bloom , who took the role of Turner after playing Legolas in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , stated that he read the script after Geoffrey Rush , whom he was working with on Ned Kelly , suggested it to him. Tobey Maguire , Jude Law , Ewan McGregor , Ben Peyton , Christian Bale and Heath Ledger were also considered for the role, with Tom Hiddleston also auditioning for

5400-433: The Caribbean: The Video Game as a playable character in both games and was again voiced by Crispin Freeman. He also appears in the game Pirates of the Caribbean Online game as the character who gives the player their first sword. In the earlier versions of the game, Will urges the player to run and locate Tia Dalma after soldiers can be heard banging on his door. Will stays behind to confront them, drawing his sword. In

5508-412: The East India Trading Company. Beckett threatens Will and Elizabeth with execution for aiding Sparrow's escape, but offers clemency if Will can find Sparrow's compass for Beckett's use. This magical compass will allow Beckett to find the heart of Davy Jones. Beckett also possesses a Letter of Marque with which he intends to recruit Jack as a privateer . To save Elizabeth, Will hunts for Jack Sparrow and

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5616-472: The East India Trading Company. Elizabeth favors fighting, while others suggest hiding in Shipwreck Cove. Elizabeth is elected Pirate King and declares war. As Beckett's fleet approaches, Elizabeth refuses to retreat and delivers a rousing speech. During the ensuing battle, Will proposes to Elizabeth, who orders Barbossa to marry them amidst the fighting. Davy Jones fatally wounds Will, and Sparrow forces

5724-549: The First Brethren Court. This causes her to turn her fury against both the pirates and Jones, forming a giant maelstrom . During the maelstrom battle, Will proposes to Elizabeth, convincing her this may be their only opportunity to wed. Barbossa performs an impromptu wedding as the battle continues. Will defends Elizabeth from Davy Jones. He stabs Jones, but Jones is unharmed. Jones mortally wounds Will. Jack, who now possesses Jones' heart guides Will's hand to stab

5832-464: The King's Royal Naval Dockyard. Old Port Royal features a cruise ship pier extending from a reconstructed Chocolata Hole harbour and Fisher's Row, a group of cafes and shops on the waterfront. The King's Royal Naval Dockyard features a combination shipbuilding -museum and underwater aquarium with dioramas for views of the native tropical sealife. The Royal Naval Dockyard also includes the headquarters for

5940-492: The Kraken drag the Pearl and Sparrow to Davy Jones' Locker. Will, Elizabeth, and the crew seek refuge with Tia Dalma. Gibbs proposes a toast to their fallen captain, to which Will glumly raises his mug. Seeing Elizabeth's tears and believing she loves Sparrow, he tries comforting her. Will and the crew agree to attempt to rescue Sparrow from the Locker. Will is next seen in Singapore with Elizabeth, Barbossa, Tia Dalma, and

6048-442: The South China Sea, mistakenly believing she is the sea goddess Calypso. Elizabeth and her new crew are taken prisoner aboard the Flying Dutchman, where she is reunited with Norrington. Elizabeth accuses him of complicity in her father's murder, but Norrington denies knowing anything about his death. That night, Norrington frees Elizabeth and her crew. Elizabeth attends a meeting of pirate lords, who discuss how to oppose Beckett and

6156-448: The area was nothing but "hot loose sand". According to Mulcahy, "[Modern] scientists and underwater archaeologists now believe that the earthquake was a powerful one and that much of the damage at Port Royal resulted from a process known as liquefaction." Liquefaction occurs when earthquakes strike ground that is loose, sandy, and water-saturated, increasing the water pressure and causing the particles to separate from one another and form

6264-454: The area, which they called Caguay or Caguaya , during their fishing expeditions. Although it is not known whether they ever settled at the spot, they did inhabit other parts of Jamaica. The Spanish first landed in Jamaica in 1494 under the leadership of Christopher Columbus , leading to the destruction of the Taino population. Permanent settlement occurred when Juan de Esquivel brought

6372-424: The area. Another severe earthquake occurred in 1907 . Port Royal became home port to English and Dutch government sponsored privateers who were encouraged to attack Spanish vessels, at a time when many European nations were reluctant to attack the powerful Spanish fleet directly. As a port city, it was notorious for its gaudy displays of wealth and loose morals, with the privateer crews spending their treasure in

6480-899: The beginning of the 20th century, but then (with the Admiralty focusing more and more on the situation in Europe ) the Navy withdrew from its station in Jamaica and the Dockyard closed in 1905. (Nevertheless, the Naval Yard and Hospital remained in Admiralty ownership until after the Second World War , with part of the Yard being used by the War Department ). Many of the Dockyard buildings (most of which were of timber construction) were subsequently demolished or destroyed (some in

6588-587: The bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me." Although it was announced as a supporting role, Bloom ultimately appeared as a cameo in Dead Men Tell No Tales , which was released in May 2017. Port Royal Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes , at the mouth of Kingston Harbour , in southeastern Jamaica . Founded in 1494 by the Spanish , it

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6696-422: The character appears. According to a presskit from The Curse of the Black Pearl , the producers cast her because she had an "indescribable quality   ...   reminiscent of motion picture stars from Hollywood's heyday." Knightley's co-star Johnny Depp described her approach to playing Elizabeth: "Keira steps into the ring and attacks   ...   Her work is right on the money, totally professional ... I

6804-440: The city had one drinking house for every 10 residents. In July 1661 alone, 40 new licenses were granted to taverns . During a 20-year period that ended in 1692, nearly 10,000 people lived in Port Royal. In addition to prostitutes and buccaneers, there were four goldsmiths , 44 tavern keepers, and a variety of artisans and merchants who lived in 2,000 buildings crammed into 51 acres (21 ha) of real estate. 213 ships visited

6912-421: The city's population. Disease ran rampant in the next several months, killing an estimated 2,000 additional people. The historical Jamaica earthquake of 7 June 1692 can be dated closely not only by date, but by time of day as well. This is documented by recovery from the sea floor in the 1960s of a pocket watch stopped at 11:43 a.m., recording the time of the devastating earthquake. The earthquake caused

7020-526: The city, starting with the one third that was not submerged, but these met with mixed success and numerous disasters. An initial attempt at rebuilding was again destroyed in 1703 by fire. Subsequent rebuilding was hampered by several hurricanes in the first half of the 18th century, including flooding from the sea in 1722, a further fire in 1750, and a major hurricane in 1774, and soon Kingston eclipsed Port Royal in importance. In 1815, what repairs were being undertaken were destroyed in another major fire, while

7128-558: The city. By the 1660s the city had, for some, become a pirate utopia and had gained a reputation as the " Sodom of the New World" , where most residents were pirates, cutthroats, or prostitutes . When Charles Leslie wrote his history of Jamaica, he included a description of the pirates of Port Royal: Wine and women drained their wealth to such a degree that [...] some of them became reduced to beggary. They have been known to spend 2 or 3,000 pieces of eight in one night; and one gave

7236-605: The curse is lifted. He falls dead, and his now-mortal crewmates surrender to Norrington. Back in Port Royal, Will frees Sparrow from execution. Elizabeth and Will proclaim their love for each other, and Norrington concedes Elizabeth's hand to Will. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) takes place one year after The Curse of the Black Pearl . At the beginning of the film, Lord Cutler Beckett notifies Elizabeth and Will that they have been sentenced to death for helping Sparrow escape execution. Beckett, who

7344-417: The end of filming the Pirates trilogy in 2006 and the release of At World's End in 2007, it was reported that Keira Knightley didn't want to participate in any further sequels. Both Knightley and Orlando Bloom repeatedly stated that they were done with Pirates series, noting that there was closure for Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in At World's End , and was quoted in saying they wanted to move on from

7452-475: The end of the 18th century a small Victualling Yard had been added to the east (prior to this ships had had to go to Kingston and other settlements to take on supplies). At the start of the 19th century, a significant amount of rebuilding took place in what was by now a substantial Royal Navy Dockyard serving the fleet in the Caribbean . A sizeable storehouse with a clocktower formed the centrepiece, with

7560-485: The filmmakers felt they were "demanded" to reunite both Will and Elizabeth's character and approached Knightley about appearing. To ensure that Knightley could reprise this role, the production moved for a one-day shoot in London, where she was working, and planned around her schedule. Knightley said she is not planning to appear in any additional Pirates of the Caribbean films because they "take too long to shoot." In

7668-420: The focus of the Admiralty's attention. New wharves and storehouses were built at this time, as well as housing for the officers of the Yard. Over the next thirty years, more facilities were added: cooperages , workshops, sawpits , and accommodation (including a canteen) for the crews of ships being careened there. A Royal Naval Hospital was also established on land a little to the west of the Naval Yard; and by

7776-417: The forts were destroyed, as well; Fort Charles survived, but Forts James and Carlisle sank into the sea, Fort Rupert became a large region of water, and great damage was done to an area known as Morgan's Line. Although the earthquake hit the entire island of Jamaica, the citizens of Port Royal were at a greater risk of death due to the perilous sand, falling buildings, and the tsunami that followed. Though

7884-409: The franchise, and so did not return for the fourth film On Stranger Tides . Despite having previously stated that she wouldn't return, there were reports suggesting that Keira Knightley would reprise her role as Elizabeth Swann in the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales , due to the return of Will and the focus on their grown-up son Henry in the film. Once the film was shown to test audiences,

7992-476: The grief-stricken Elizabeth to escape with him as Will and the Dutchman are sucked into a whirlpool. The ship quickly resurfaces, however, with a resurrected Will at the helm. With the help of Will and his crew, the pirates kill Beckett and destroy his ship. Later, Elizabeth and Will travel to a nearby island and conceive their son, Henry Turner . In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's son Henry searches for

8100-405: The growth of Port Royal. Merchants and privateers worked together in what is now referred to as "forced trade." Merchants would sponsor trading endeavors with the Spanish, while also sponsoring privateers to attack Spanish ships and rob Spanish coastal towns. While the merchants most certainly had the upper hand, the privateers were an integral part of the operation. Nuala Zahedieh , a lecturer at

8208-533: The heart and kill Jones. Bootstrap carves out his son's heart and places it in the Dead Man's Chest. Will becomes the Flying Dutchman ' s immortal captain. Now under Will's command, the Flying Dutchman resurfaces, and the crew has reverted to human form. Will commands the Dutchman against the Endeavour and the combined firepower of the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman destroy the Endeavour , killing Cutler Beckett. The remaining armada retreats without

8316-478: The island of New Providence . Recent genealogical research indicates that Blackbeard and his family moved to Jamaica where Edward Thatch Jr. is listed as being a mariner in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Windsor in 1706. Port Royal benefited from this lively, glamorous infamy and grew to be one of the two largest towns and the most economically important port in the English colonies . At the height of its popularity,

8424-492: The island, which was strategically situated within the trade routes of the Caribbean. Spain maintained control over the island for 146 years, until the English took control following their invasion of 1655. The town was captured by England in 1655 during the invasion of Jamaica . By 1659 two hundred houses, shops and warehouses had been built around the fort; by 1692 five forts defended the port. The English initially called

8532-472: The key is to the Dead Man's Chest containing the heart of Davy Jones. Sparrow had once struck a bargain with Davy Jones to raise the Black Pearl from the ocean bottom and to make Jack captain for 13 years. Sparrow would then serve aboard the Dutchman for a century. When Jones attempts to collect on this deal, Jack reneges on the bargain. The crew searches for Jones, and Will soon finds himself stranded on

8640-436: The key to the Dead Man's Chest , Bootstrap joins in and purposely loses to save his son from eternal enslavement. With Bootstrap's help, Will steals the key from Jones and escapes in a longboat, vowing to one day free his father. A passing ship rescues Will, but Jones summons the Kraken to destroy it. Will survives and stows back aboard the Dutchman, now headed for Isla Cruces where the Dead Man's Chest containing Jones' heart

8748-437: The local authorities tried to remove or sink all of the corpses from the water, they were unsuccessful; some simply got away from them, while others were trapped in places that were inaccessible. Improper housing, a lack of medicine or clean water, and the fact that most of the survivors were homeless led to many people dying of malignant fevers. The earthquake and tsunami killed between 1,000 and 3,000 people combined, nearly half

8856-414: The major threat to the town. The English privateers were given letters of marque by Jamaica's governor. Around the same time that pirates were invited to Port Royal, England launched a series of attacks against Spanish shipping vessels and coastal towns. By sending the newly appointed privateers after Spanish ships and settlements, England had successfully set up a system of defence for Port Royal. Spain

8964-535: The many taverns , gambling houses and brothels which catered for the sailors. When the British and Dutch governments officially abandoned the practice of issuing letters of marque to privateers against the Spanish treasure fleets and possessions in South America in the later 16th century, many of the crews turned pirate to allow themselves to maintain their plundering illegally. Port Royal effectively became

9072-401: The medallion. At first Barbossa agrees, but then keeps Elizabeth captive after she identifies herself as "Elizabeth Turner". He believes that, as a Turner, her blood can break a curse that has transformed his crew into immortal zombies. Will frees Sparrow from prison, and together they pursue Barbossa. After a series of adventures, Barbossa takes Will captive and maroons Elizabeth and Sparrow on

9180-427: The newer version, undead skeletons appear inside instead. Will Turner appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms . Described as the "traditional Errol Flynn type" of character compared to Johnny Depp 's Keith Richards -inspired portrayal of Jack Sparrow, Will Turner was originally written as a prison guard who freed Sparrow to rescue Elizabeth Swann in early drafts of The Curse of

9288-421: The place Cagway but soon renamed it Port Royal. For much of the period between the English conquest and the 1692 earthquake , Port Royal served as the unofficial capital of Jamaica, while Spanish Town remained the official capital. In 1872 the government designated Kingston , the largest city, as the capital. Port Royal provided a safe harbour initially for privateers and subsequently for pirates plying

9396-418: The production of sugar cane. Zahedieh wrote, "The Portobello raid [in 1668] alone produced plunder worth £75,000, more than seven times the annual value of the island’s sugar exports, which at Port Royal prices did not exceed £10,000 at this time." Since the English lacked sufficient troops to prevent either the Spanish or French from seizing it, the Jamaican governors eventually turned to the pirates to defend

9504-527: The program have allowed everyday life in the English colonial port city to be reconstructed in great detail. In 1998, the Port Royal Development Company commissioned architectural firm The Jerde Partnership to create a master plan for the redevelopment of Port Royal, which was completed in 2000. The focus of the plan is a 17th-century-themed attraction that reflects the city's heritage. It has two anchor areas: Old Port Royal and

9612-444: The residents adopted the brick-style homes of their native England. Some urged the population to adopt the low, wooden building style of the previous Spanish inhabitants, but many refused. In the end, all of these separate factors contributed to the impending disaster. On 7 June 1692, a devastating earthquake hit the city causing most of its northern section to be lost – and with it many of the town's houses and other buildings. Many of

9720-472: The role. By the end of filming the Pirates trilogy in 2006 and the release of At World's End in 2007, both Bloom and Keira Knightley repeatedly stated that they were done with Pirates series, noting that there was closure for Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in At World's End , and was quoted in saying they wanted to move on from the franchise, and so did not return for the fourth film On Stranger Tides . However, Bloom made statements about returning to

9828-448: The sand under Port Royal to liquefy and flow out into Kingston Harbour. The water table was generally only two feet down before the impact, and the town was built on a layer of some 65 feet (20 m) of water-saturated sand. This type of area did not provide a solid foundation on which to build an entire town. Unlike the Spanish before them, the English had decided to settle and develop the small area of land, even while acknowledging that

9936-403: The scenes: The parrots of Port Royal gather to drink from the large stocks of ale with just as much alacrity as the drunks that frequent the taverns that serve it. There is even speculation in pirate folklore that the infamous Blackbeard ( Edward Teach ) met a howler monkey, while at leisure in a Port Royal alehouse, whom he named Jefferson and formed a strong bond with during the expedition to

10044-487: The seaport in 1688. The city's wealth was so great that coins were preferred for payment over the more common system of bartering goods for services. Following Henry Morgan 's appointment as lieutenant governor, Port Royal began to change. Pirates were no longer needed to defend the city. The selling of slaves took on greater importance. Upstanding citizens disliked the reputation the city had acquired. In 1687, Jamaica passed anti-piracy laws. Consequently, instead of being

10152-422: The shallow waters provided a place to careen and repair these vessels with no difficulty. It was also ideally situated for launching raids on Spanish settlements. From Port Royal, Christopher Myngs sacked Campeche and Henry Morgan attacked Panama, Portobello , and Maracaibo . Additionally, buccaneers Roche Brasiliano , John Davis and Edward Mansvelt used Port Royal as a base of operations. In 1657, as

10260-399: The small fishing town as a heritage tourism destination to serve cruise ships. The plan was to capitalize on Port Royal's unique and fascinating heritage, with archaeological findings from pre-colonial and privateering years as the basis of possible attractions. Port Royal has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ) with a short dry season from January to April and

10368-458: The usual annual plantation wage) leaves little doubt that they were right". The forced trade became almost a way of life in Port Royal. Michael Pawson and David Busseret wrote "...one way or the other nearly all the propertied inhabitants of Port Royal seem to have an interest in privateering." Forced trade was rapidly making Port Royal one of the wealthiest communities in the English territories of North America, far surpassing any profit made from

10476-585: The voice of Will for the U.S. version of the game since Orlando Bloom was unavailable due to the filming of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End . Freeman was also the voice of Will in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow and in the video game adaptation of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End . Will Turner appears in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and in Lego Pirates of

10584-459: The voyage she distances herself from Will. She eventually reveals to him that she caused Sparrow's demise, and he is hurt that she kept a secret from him. Elizabeth claims that Will cannot trust her, and abruptly leaves. In the Locker, Elizabeth discovers that her father was murdered by Beckett, and she vows to avenge his death. The dying pirate captain Sao Feng names Elizabeth the Pirate Lord of

10692-475: The water, and the crew hauls him aboard the ship. He is identified as Will Turner . Eight years later, Elizabeth is of a marriageable age. Her father, the governor of Port Royal, wants her to marry Commodore James Norrington, a Royal Navy officer. During Norrington's marriage proposal, Elizabeth is suffocated by her tightly-laced corset and faints, falling into the bay. She is rescued by the notorious pirate Jack Sparrow , newly arrived in Port Royal to commandeer

10800-548: The well-funded Living Heritage Programme, which was seeking "to transform the town into a SMART, safe and secure community with a vibrant local economy, preserved cultural heritage and protected natural environment". Elizabeth Swann Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. She appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). She

10908-490: The whole island was severely affected by an epidemic of cholera in 1850. A devastating earthquake on 14 January 1907 liquefied the sand spit, destroying nearly all of the rebuilt city, submerging additional portions, and tilting The Giddy House , an artillery storage room built c. 1880 that is today a minor tourist attraction. Today, the area is a shadow of its former self with a population of fewer than 2,000 that has little to no commercial or political importance. The area

11016-533: Was absent during his early childhood in England . Will grew up believing his father to be a merchant seaman. Following his mother's death, Will, then about twelve years old, emigrated to Port Royal. Weatherby Swann and his daughter Elizabeth sail to Port Royal after Weatherby is appointed governor. Elizabeth spots Will clinging to a floating piece of a shipwreck. She discovers a gold medallion around his neck, and hides it to prevent anyone from believing that Will

11124-561: Was announced that some of the Historic Naval Hospital buildings would be restored to house a museum as part of a broader Port Royal Heritage Tourism Project. The town grew rapidly, reaching a population of around 6,500 people and approximately 2,000 dwellings, by 1692. As land on which to build diminished, it became common practice to either fill in areas of water and build new infrastructure on top of it, or simply build buildings taller. Buildings gradually became heavier as

11232-450: Was forced to continually defend their possessions from attack, providing them with no opportunity and no means with which to attempt to retake the land. Spain was unable to retake the island and, due to the privateers, could no longer regularly provide their colonies in the New World with manufactured goods. The progressive irregularity of annual Spanish fleets, combined with an increasing demand by colonies for manufactured goods, stimulated

11340-476: Was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean , functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. It was destroyed by an earthquake on 7 June 1692 and its accompanying tsunami , leading to the establishment of Kingston , the capital and the most populated and prosperous city in Jamaica. Severe hurricanes have regularly damaged

11448-408: Was only after they had thrown Bootstrap overboard that they learned how to break the curse: they needed to return all of the gold pieces, and each pirate who took the gold had to make a blood offering as a form of repayment. Because Bootstrap only had one child, Barbossa decides to track down and kidnap the child in order to lift the curse. It is revealed that the pirate's medallion stolen by Elizabeth

11556-423: Was simply dreaming, goes back to sleep, not seeing a puddle of water and barnacles on the floor. Although the post-credits scene of Dead Men Tell No Tales featured Will Turner having a dream of Davy Jones seemingly resurrected from the dead, directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg confirmed the scene was meant to "pay respect to a legendary villain in the franchise" as well as be a tease or hint that it could be

11664-578: Was very impressed." Knightley has described Elizabeth as "a 21st century girl trapped in an 18th century world" who "starts out as a damsel in distress and then kicks butt". Knightley was disappointed that Elizabeth does not carry a sword in Curse of the Black Pearl. When filming At World's End , Knightley was glad to shed the elaborate dresses—which were uncomfortably hot—and wear only pirate clothing. During production of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End , Knightley wore wigs when playing Elizabeth. By

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