Normally, pirates did not carry women to sea. Indeed, they had a custom that strictly forbade such practice. But the evidence is that Rackham and his gang accepted Anne and Mary as equals. According to the accounts of two French captives, the women usually wore dresses on board ship: “When …we gave chase or attacked, they wore women’s”.

Worrall and his wife gave the girl shelter for the night, and the questioned the mysterious foreigner about her circumstances. The young woman answered their questions, using signs and gestures. She made it clear that her name was Caraboo, and that she was a princess from the Far East. She had been kidnapped by pirates and sold to the captain of a ship bound for Europe. When the ship reached England she had escaped and was now wandering the countryside begging for food.

Pirates have long been a source of tall tales and swashbuckling movies. Many have been depicted as having hooks for hands, and parrots on their shoulders. But why do many of them have an eye patch on one eye?

Relegated to the pages of history as indentured servants, America’s white slaves garner at most a footnote, if they are mentioned at all in the history of early America.

Big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean or the haunting tales of Blackbeard? Then create a swashbuckling atmosphere at this year’s Halloween party using a few simple tips and decorations.

Here we will take a look at 15 bits of trivia about pirates. How many of them did you already know about?

September is a month full of odd events and little remembered historical trivia that changed the world in many decades.

This piece was written to demonstrate a social justice issue and the Catholic Churches actions in regard to it.

A look at how pirates have evolved in the 21st century…

Contrasting piracy of the past with the current situation.