Pirates: Behind the Legends

Pirates: Behind the Legends Francis Drake

Francis Drake is cemented in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Blackbeard

Blackbeard's name strikes fear into all as a brutal diabolical pirate.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends William Kidd

Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter, turns from pirate hunter to pirate.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Bartholomew Roberts

Bartholomew Roberts is the most successful pirate of the Golden Age.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Grace O'Malley

Grace O'Malley defies gender conventions of her day and becomes the most feared and respected leader of both the land and the sea, eventually rising to Chieftain.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends John Ward

Englishman-turned-Algerian pirate John Ward becomes ruler of the Tunisian empire.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Anne Bonny and Mary Read

Braver than the men, Anne Bonny and Mary Read are ferocious female pirates.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Henry Morgan

Brilliant strategist Morgan takes humans, treasure, and towns without mercy.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Francis Drake

Francis Drake is cemented in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Blackbeard

Blackbeard's name strikes fear into all as a brutal diabolical pirate.

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