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Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach, earned a centuries-spanning reputation as the most dastardly sea-devil of them all. Yet, writes Pat Kinsella, he may have been one of the kindest – or rather, less villainous – pirates of them all
Dr Rebecca Simon explores the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read – the deadly female pirate duo who plundered their way to infamy
As world trade burgeoned in the age of colonial expansion, valuable cargoes were transported across the world's oceans, providing vast opportunity for piracy on the seas. Who were the most famous pirates, and who were the worst? And were there any female pirates? Here are 14 of history's most despicable pirates, who plundered the seas from the ports of the American colonies to the Indian Ocean…
Dr Rebecca Simon answers key questions about an era when bands of buccaneers menaced the high seas
They sailed to the Caribbean seeking fortune. Some were soldiers out of work, others were privileged thrill-seekers, and one was a poor sailor hoping to