Pirates: Behind the Legends

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

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.

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

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

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

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