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Pirates: Behind the Legends

Pirates: Behind the Legends

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.0
Pirates: Behind the Legends

Released

6/9/2024

Duration

0h 44m

Genre

Drama, Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Billy Boyd, Anne Chambers, Harcourt T. Fuller

Overview

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.

Episodes

Francis Drake - For Queen and CountryEP 1Available

Francis Drake - For Queen and Country

44m7.3

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 IrelandEP 2Available

Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland

44m7.3

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 AfricaEP 3Available

John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

44m7.3

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 PirateEP 4Available

Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate

44m7.7

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

William Kidd - The Treasure HunterEP 5Available

William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter

44m6.7

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.

BlackbeardEP 6Available

Blackbeard

44m7.7

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 SpiritsEP 7Available

Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits

44m7.7

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 PirateEP 8Available

Roberts - The Last Great Pirate

44m7.3

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

Narrator (voice)

Billy Boyd

Anne Chambers

Self - Author

Anne Chambers

Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Historian

Harcourt T. Fuller

Iszi Lawrence

Self - Author & History Presenter

Iszi Lawrence

Martin Mares

Self - Historian

Martin Mares

Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian

Richard Blakemore

Hannah Cusworth

Self - Historian

Hannah Cusworth

Connie Kelleher

Self - Author

Connie Kelleher

Mark Hanna

Self - Historian

Mark Hanna

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