8 Items Tagged

Pirate Strongholds

objects of intrigue

How a Secret Map Brought Down a Pirate Alliance on the Irish Coast

Now archaeologists are using it to search for evidence of clandestine activity.

Erin Mullally September 29, 2020

Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, France

Port Racine

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Inland Sea

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

Port Royal, Jamaica

Sunken Pirate City at Port Royal

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

Did the Utopian Pirate Nation of Libertatia Ever Really Exist?

Hadley Meares December 14, 2015

The Pirate Cemetery

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots

Dan Nosowitz November 19, 2015

Pirate Booty and Thrice Cursed Islands

Veronique Greenwood October 30, 2013