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.