Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is primarily set during which historical era?

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is primarily set during the Golden Age of Piracy.

The game takes place in the early 18th-century Caribbean, when pirates, privateers, colonial powers, and merchant fleets competed across important sea routes. Its protagonist, Edward Kenway, is a Welsh privateer who becomes a pirate and is drawn into the conflict between the Assassins and Templars.

Black Flag is especially known for ship exploration and naval combat aboard Edward’s vessel, the Jackdaw. It includes historical pirates such as Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Calico Jack. The game is sometimes described simply as a Caribbean adventure, but the specific historical setting is the period commonly called the Golden Age of Piracy.