Famous Buccaneer Blaggards

Have you ever stopped to wonder, what did pirates eat as they spent weeks and months aboard pirate ships at sea? Without any access…

Are you a pirate aficionado and want to learn more about these mysterious and bigger than life adventurers? Centuries ago during the Golden Age…

A stern looking pirate with a striped shirt, wooden leg and a colorful parrot on his shoulder is quite likely the first image that…

When you think of pirates, you likely imagine pirates from hundreds of years ago with striped pants and a scarf on their head. Did…

Tradition was that pirates believed that it was bad luck to even let a woman aboard their ship.  However, there were female pirates that…

Sea monster stories have always captured our interest and piqued our imagination for centuries. Whether they were real or just legends, people from across…

Ever wondered what words or phrases pirates used? Here are some of the most common Pirate phrases or slang words used during the height…

Did you know that pirates had various forms of “handshake deals” that governed everything from employment issues to job conduct and payments, and share…

Are you curious about what clothing pirates wore during their hay day? A standard image that comes to mind is a man wearing a…

Piracy is the act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically in an…