Tag pirates

Historic Events, Americas

The Pirate Code Explained: Democracy on the High Seas

Cartoon Pirate Crew Writing Pirate Code

When you picture pirates, you probably imagine chaos: rum, cutlasses, and a captain barking orders from a weather-beaten deck. The…

Historic People, Americas

Blackbeard: The Pirate Who Mastered Fear and Became a Legend

Pirate Blackbeard's Fiery Attack

If you were sailing the Caribbean in the early 1700s and saw a towering figure with a beard full of…

Historic Events, Americas

The Golden Age of Piracy: Tales of Freedom, Fortune, and Fear on the High Seas From 1650 to 1730

The Golden Age of Piracy - The capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718. Painting by J. L. G. Ferris.

Picture this: a creaking wooden ship slicing through turquoise waters, a black flag snapping in the wind, and a crew…