Mary Read is one of the most famous female pirates of the early 18th century. Alongside Anne...
Pirates
The Golden Age of Piracy, spanning roughly from the 1650s to the 1730s, was marked by a surge in maritime raiding across the Atlantic and the Caribbean. This period saw the rise of infamous figures such as Edward Teach, Henry Every and Bartholomew Roberts, operating at a time when empires were expanding and naval power was in flux. Pirates targeted merchant shipping routes, often exploiting colonial rivalries and weak enforcement. While romanticised in later fiction, piracy in this era was brutal, opportunistic and shaped by the politics and economics of empire, trade and war. It left a complex and lasting historical legacy.
Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is among the most notorious pirates in history. Active during the...
Ching Shih, also known as Zheng Yi Sao or Madame Ching, was one of the most formidable...
Captain William Kidd remains one of the most debated figures of the Golden Age of Piracy. Once...
This ranked list focuses on the most infamous pirates in history, factoring in their impact, fearsome reputations,...
Black Sails, the ambitious prequel to Treasure Island, draws heavily from historical pirate lore while taking significant...
When Black Sails premiered in 2014, it was marketed as a gritty prequel to Treasure Island, but...
The Pirates of the Caribbean film series is one of the most iconic and influential franchises of...
Amid the roar of cannon fire and the creak of timber decks, the cutlass carved its legend...
Black Sails (2014–2017) is a critically acclaimed historical drama series produced by Starz, blending Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island with real...