If you want to hear stories of pirates, galleons, lost treasures,
horrendous deeds, and gallant heroes, this is a place to find
them.
Annie
Silverjinks's Pirate Kingdom
If you like things like buried treasure, talking parrots, and
feisty pirates you came to the right place, matey! I have all
of those here! A pirate site for kids.
Beej's
Pirate Image Archive
If you need illustrations of pirates, galleons, horrendous deeds,
and gallant heroes, this is a place to get them.
Blackbeard:
Pirate Terror at Sea
Blackbeard and his crew of pirates terrorized sailors on the
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea from 1716 through 1718. They
ambushed ships carrying passengers and cargo in the dim light
of dawn and dusk when the pirates' ship was hard to see.
Loaded
Guns, Barrels of Rum, and a Silk Ribbon
Move over, Johnny Depp. It's time for evidence of real pirates
to be unearthed. by Sarah Pickman
The
Not-So-Jolly Roger - Time Warp Trio
Joe's Uncle gives him a mysterious book for his birthday (THE
Book!), and when Fred wishes for buried treasure, the boys find
themselves on the wrong end of the gun barrel of Edward Teach
- more familiarly known as the vicious, infamous pirate Blackbeard.
Piracy Definitions
The definitions on this page, reflect the changes in meanings
attributed to the words that are related to piracy (as well as
the word piracy itself) from the middle ages up till now.
Pirate Museums
Plan a summer road trip to a museum that offers pirate history, artifacts, and memorabilia. Many provide educational materials for teachers and students, as well as guided tours.
Pirates;
Fact and Legend
Site is packed with biographies of famous pirates, even has a
message board for your questions. Sells pirate flags.
Pirates
and Privateers
Within the pages of Pirates & Privateers, you'll find articles
on all aspects of maritime piracy from ancient times to modern
day. One page has reviews of pirate books for young readers.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Go along on an archeology expedition to explore and preserve
Blackbeard's flagship, sunken off the North Carolina shore.
Sir Francis Drake
These pages are focused on Sir Francis Drake, and in particular
on his "Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the
world in the sixteenth century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Was Drake a pirate or an adventurous discoverer? Depends on whether
or not you are English or Spanish!
Sir
Henry Morgan
Another English "sea raider" commissioned by the English
to prey upon the Spanish. Sir Henry Morgan had been a heavy-drinking,
fighting man of much charisma and equipped with an indomitable
will to succeed.
The Story
of Blackbeard
Blackbeard and his fleet blockaded Charleston harbor for nearly
a week and stopped all ships coming and going. Blackbeards' only demand
from the Governor was for a chest of medicine.
Terrorism
In Early America
Common piracy by the Barbary States blossomed into a sophisticated
racket in 1662, when England revived the ancient custom of paying
tribute.
Treasure
Island
Yes, that's right. Now you can download the entire unabridged
text of this great novel absolutely free! This plunder is yours
for the taking. You can download it now, or if you're short on
disk space, you can come here and read it online whenever you
want.
Treasure Island Homeschool Seminar: Literary Lesson Plans and Nautical Worksheets
Get out your eye patch and saw off your leg -- it's time to launch the Hispaniola and go search for Captain Flint's lost cache of Spanish gold!
William Bainbridge: America's Unlucky Sea Captain
Bainbridge was appointed to command the Essex in 1801 as part of a squadron under Commodore Richard Dale, to cruise against the North African Barbary powers. The United States, under Thomas Jefferson, had decided war was better alternative than tribute. In modern times, a Naval vessel was named after him, and involved with rescuing an American ship captain from Somali pirates.
Women Pirates:
Anne Bonny & Mary Read
Dressed as a man, Mary was on board a vessel bound for the West
Indies when it was overtaken by the pirate, Captain "Calico
Jack" Rackham. She accepted his offer to join the
pirates on board his ship, the "Curlew".