If you were asked to picture the most successful pirate of all time, who would you imagine? Perhaps Long John Silver complete with a perching parrot, or a swashbuckling Blackbeard? Think again!
Ahoy me hearties! Welcome aboard our quest to sift the fact from the fiction in pirate history. From parrots to treasure, planks to flags, we’ll see just how much truth there is in the pirate ...
Despite being one of the most notorious pirates in history, Blackbeard was an active pirate with his own command for just two years. When he held prisoners for ransom, such as the Governor’s son ...