Samuel Bellamy was born to working class parents in 17th-century England, but he died the richest pirate who ever lived.

While pirates are often thought of as male, numerous women are still remembered as some of the greatest pirates of their time. But what about the ‘pirate queen’? In the world of pirating, there was no ...

In 1593, the war with the English intensified, and after her sons were captured, Grace sailed up the Thames to see Queen Elizabeth I, a meeting which was recorded in folk song. Being educated ...

Ching Shih was born around 1775 in Canton (now Guangdong). At 26, she was captured by a famous pirate leader, Zheng Yi, whom she agreed to marry, but only if she became his equal business partner ...