Rumour has it that there was one tavern for every 12 people. Drink up, me hearties! For more amazing facts about Blackbeard and pirates in general, have a listen to You're Dead To Me.

Ahoy! Besides being the only place in the entire world where you can currently go to see real, actual, verifiable pirate treasure — although it's not the only treasure ever dredged up from a ...

He wasn’t born Baby Blackbeard – his real name was Edward Teach ... little evidence that Blackbeard was a particularly violent pirate and, instead, relied on his ferocious appearance to ...

capable sailor and all-round badass – defied convention to become Ireland’s most famous pirate queen, at a time when most clans, as well as the seas, were ruled by men. Grace, or Gráinne Ní ...