Every Famous Pirate Explained in 9 Minutes

Fourteen of the most famous pirates in history, from Blackbeard and Hayreddin Barbarossa to Ching Shih, and the true stories behind the legends. Chapters: 0:00 Pirates 0:13 Blackbeard 0:55 Hayreddin Barbarossa 1:35 Francis Drake 2:10 Grace O'Malley 2:46 Henry Morgan 3:24 Henry Every 3:59 Captain Kidd 4:39 Black Sam Bellamy 5:17 Stede Bonnet 5:52 Calico Jack 6:28 Anne Bonny 7:04 Mary Read 7:38 Black Bart 8:14 Ching Shih 8:48 Which one? Images: Wikimedia Commons. Most are public domain or CC0 (paintings by Ferris, Gheeraerts, van de Velde, Pyle, Thornhill, Lely and others; Allen & Ginter cards via The Met). Creative Commons images: Queen Anne's Revenge model NCMH.jpg — Qualiesin (CC BY-SA 4.0) Grainne Mhaol Ni Mhaille Statue.jpg — Suzanne Mischyshyn (CC BY-SA 2.0) Whydah-bell.jpg — jjsala (CC BY 2.0) Whydah-gold.jpg — Theodore Scott (CC BY 2.0) Boston Gazette Woodes Rogers Proclamation.jpg — Lady Tyler "Bio" Rodriguez (CC BY-SA 4.0) Music: "Lake Jupiter" by John Patitucci (YouTube Audio Library). Narration: AI voice. #pirates #history #blackbeard