Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

1 - Francis Drake - For Queen and Country

Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drakes career, cementing him in history as the worlds most controversial pirate.

2 - Grace OMalley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland

Grace OMalley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warriors sword and a womans grit.

3 - John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire

4 - Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate

A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

5 - William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter

Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.

6 - Blackbeard

Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Annes Revenge.

7 - Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits

The notorious pirate run town of Nassau is soon to be shaken by the English crackdown on lawlessness in the Caribbean. Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy.

8 - Roberts - The Last Great Pirate

Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.