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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. The Netflix docudrama “Lost Pirate Kingdom” took the world by storm last month, rising to the #2 most watched show on the streaming service’s U.S. site, #3 in the U.K, and #1 in Denmark. It may be the most watched six hours of early 18 th century history out there, and has likely introduced millions to the true story of Blackbeard and his Caribbean pirate cohort, a fascinating tale I researched and told in a 2007 book, The Republic of Pirates, which is why I was one of the series’ principle on camera exper...

Radio Exe Little support for Burgh Island pirates By Daniel Clark, local democracy reporter 13 objections to statue Objections have been raised against plans for a statue of two real-life female ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ overs fears it would glamorise "violent criminals who contributed nothing to the local heritage." Plans were announced last month for 2.4 metre tall sculptures of two of Britain’s forgotten pirates, Anny Bonny and Mary Read, to be installed at Burgh Island. The pair wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean in the early 1700s. Some ...

Statue of pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read is proposed at Burgh Island, Devon Locals have argued tributes to the pilchard industry would be more appropriate Other residents suggested a statue of a fisherman's wife would be more fitting   Bigbury Parish Council had 13 objections and voted unanimously against statue Anne Bonny and Mary Read were infamous pirates hanged in the Caribbean  

BBC News By Jonathan Morris image captionHow the pirates would look perched on the rocks of Burgh Island Plans for a statue of two female pirates thought to have been lovers have been rejected by a parish council. The statue of 18th Century pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read is proposed for beauty spot Burgh Island in south Devon. The pirate pair, cast in concrete and looking out to sea, would enhance the area, say supporters. Others say a tribute to the local pilchard industry or "a fisherman's wife" would be more appropriate. image copyrightGetty Images image captionAnne Bonny and Mary Read: ...