Sayyida al-Hurra, the Muslim Pirate Queen
Sayyida al-Hurra -- which translates roughly as "Lady who is free and independent" in Arabic -- was born as Lalla Aicha bint Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami. Aicha was queen of Tétouan from 1515–1542 -- and s...
23 Nov 202121min
A Pirate’s Life for Gentleman Stede Bonnet
Stede Bonnet was not really your typical pirate, if there is such a thing. Many pirates, such as unemployed sailors or laborers, chose the lifestyle because they didn't have many options. But Bonnet c...
16 Nov 202131min
Meet Lady Killigrew, the Aristocratic Pirate
When Mary Wolverston married Sir John Killigrew, she married into a pirate family, and was very hands-on with the family business. She would ultimately be accused of preying on shipping vessels that p...
9 Nov 202123min
Fab Four: The Only Real Female Pirates of the Golden Age
Sometimes, and it happens with all scurvy sea dogs, male or female, there just isn't enough evidence left behind to know for certain that a person was a real part of history, or if they're just a fict...
2 Nov 202126min
Trick or Treat: A Pirate in Sheep's Clothing
As long as there have been pirates, there have been people hired to make them stop what they're doing. And, sometimes, those individuals hired to catch pirates are, themselves, pirates. From Woodes Ro...
26 Okt 202125min
Was Sir Francis Drake Just In It For Revenge?
Sir Francis Drake was a politician, a naval officer, a sea captain, an English explorer, and the second person to circumnavigate the globe. He was also a pirate -- disguised as a privateer. Drake cons...
19 Okt 202126min
Captain Henry Every: The Pirate Who Got Away With It
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, Jack Avery or John Avery, as well as Benjamin Bridgeman or Long Ben OR The Arch Pirate or The King of Pirates, was an English pirate who apparently looted names...
12 Okt 202123min
The Tale Of The Barbarossa Brothers
Hayreddin Barbarossa was a pirate and a privateer. But he wasn't just looting ships and enslaving people. He was a skilled warrior, and an admiral in the Ottoman navy. And he had a certain political s...
5 Okt 202125min
