Pirates
Pirates fascinate. They are wicked and cruel, and sometimes they are swashbuckling heroes. From Eric Bloodaxe to Barbarossa, Blackbeard to Bloody Morgan, they fought and pillaged their way across the world. This series tells the history of piracy, from Roman times to the present day, as modern navies still mount patrols against pirates in the South China Seas.
- 1994-1995
- 1 season
- Documentary
Pirates fascinate. They are wicked and cruel, and sometimes they are swashbuckling heroes. From Eric Bloodaxe to Barbarossa, Blackbeard to Bloody Morgan, they fought and pillaged their way across the world. This series tells the history of piracy, from Roman times to the present day, as modern navies still mount patrols against pirates in the South China Seas.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
On the Pirate Wind
Thu, Mar 17, 1994 25 mins
In "On the Pirate Wind," fact and fiction mingle, and it's not always easy to disentangle them because so many pirates created their own legends. One of the most terrifying tales is that of Blackbeard, who made his base in Providence in the Bahamas from 1714.
