What do you think of when you hear the word ‘pirate?’ You might imagine men who sail the high seas to rob and loot any ships that cross their path. After burying chests of gold in a secret ...

The original Golden Age of Piracy was largely the product of the first signs of European imperial decline brought on by their own colonial overreach in the New World.

The golden age of piracy. From the 1650s until the 1730s, the cutlass-wielding, rum-drinking pirates we know from film and television were indeed roaming around the Caribbean, and then further afield.

Under the black flag. Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy.In the 1690s, early pirates sailed between western India and the Red Sea coasts ...

The cash flowed—and so did the drinks—at taverns across the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy. But these watering holes weren’t just for getting drunk.