Pirates: Behind the Legends

2024

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Francis Drake - For Queen and Country Jun 09, 2024

Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

EP2 Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland Jun 09, 2024

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.

EP3 John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa Jun 16, 2024

The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire

EP4 Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate Jun 16, 2024

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

EP5 William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter Jun 23, 2024

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.

EP6 Blackbeard Jun 23, 2024

Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

EP7 Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits Jun 30, 2024

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.

EP8 Roberts - The Last Great Pirate Jun 30, 2024

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.
7.2| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 09 June 2024 Returning Series
Producted By: National Geographic
Country: United States of America
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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.

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