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Sir Francis Drake: Admiral, pirate, and explorer
Morgan, Sir Henry
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Old medieval wooden pirate military war ship with a cannon on the deck pointed out and aiming
Spot the Difference: Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, and Buccaneers
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Portrait of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, image taken from A General History of the Pyrates, 1725; illustration by B. Cole. (pirates)
Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, Buccaneers: What’s the Difference?
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14 Tough Questions Answered
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Are There Laws on the High Seas?
"Pirate Week" Spotlight.
Pirate Week
Pirate lass and her booty. A suspicious costumed 17th century styled female pirate guards a treasure chest. Trunk full of stolen jewels and gold coins. tricornered hat steal greed
Swashbuckling Sisters: 6 Lady Pirates
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Dampier
William Dampier
British explorer
Henry Morgan, detail of an engraving by an unknown artist
Sir Henry Morgan
Welsh buccaneer
Selkirk, Alexander
Alexander Selkirk
Scottish sailor
Louis Granmont
French buccaneer

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Old medieval wooden pirate military war ship with a cannon on the deck pointed out and aiming
Spot the Difference: Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, and Buccaneers
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Portrait of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, image taken from A General History of the Pyrates, 1725; illustration by B. Cole. (pirates)
Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, Buccaneers: What’s the Difference?