Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag begins during which historical era of Caribbean piracy?

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag begins during the Golden Age of Piracy.

The game opens in 1715, a period commonly associated with the Golden Age of Piracy. Its Caribbean setting reflects the era's competition among European empires, commercial shipping routes, privateering, and pirate communities. The historical background helps explain why naval travel and ship-to-ship combat are central to the game.

The term “Golden Age of Piracy” is a broad historical label rather than the name of one exact political event. Historians use it for several overlapping periods of maritime piracy, especially from the late seventeenth century into the early eighteenth century. Black Flag focuses on the Caribbean portion of that wider history.

The game includes historical figures including Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, and Anne Bonny. Edward Kenway, however, is a fictional character created for the Assassin's Creed narrative.