Pirates: Behind the Legends
Pirates: Behind the Legends

Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

7.01 seasonsDrama, Documentary

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 18 episodes
Francis Drake - For Queen and Country

1. Francis Drake - For Queen and Country

44 min

Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland

2. Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland

44 min

Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.

John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

3. John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

44 min

The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.

Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate

4. Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate

44 min

A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter

5. William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter

44 min

Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.

Blackbeard

6. Blackbeard

44 min

Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits

7. Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits

44 min

The notorious pirate run town of Nassau is soon to be shaken by the English crackdown on lawlessness in the Caribbean. Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy.

Roberts - The Last Great Pirate

8. Roberts - The Last Great Pirate

44 min

Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.

Cast

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Narrator (voice)

Anne Chambers

Anne Chambers

Self - Author

Harcourt T. Fuller

Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Historian

Iszi Lawrence

Iszi Lawrence

Self - Author & History Presenter

Martin Mares

Martin Mares

Self - Historian

Richard Blakemore

Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian

Hannah Cusworth

Hannah Cusworth

Self - Historian

Connie Kelleher

Connie Kelleher

Self - Author

Mark Hanna

Mark Hanna

Self - Historian

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