The Pirate Empire

Sorry for the long hiatus. Sometimes, in spite of a firm commitment to piracy, the World just gets in the way. What have I been up to? ...

The image of a pirate haunt – or pirate nest, as they were sometimes called by royal authorities and customs officials, calls up images of ...

Much as we would like to know what pirates really, really looked like, there is little pictorial evidence available. No cameras existed at...

So many things about Pirates are uncertain. Even the dates of the Golden Age of Piracy are open to debate. Some people say that the era end...

Okay – It’s cold, the sky is grey, and a lot of us are sitting at home, thanking heaven for central heating and wishing that new episodes o...

In the days of Captain Morgan – yes, that red-coated fellow on the rum bottle – Port Royal was officially the Wickedest City on Earth. Not ...

Of all the posts I've made over the years, this is the one I get the most requests to re-post. Christmas is nearly upon us; it’s time...