Pirates and rum go together like eye patches and treasure maps, except history says otherwise. Turns out wine and brandy were ...

Pirates and rum go together like eye patches and treasure maps, except history says otherwise. Turns out wine and brandy were the real drinks of choice until one Caribbean boom changed everything.

Fencing booty is the most underappreciated problem of historical pirate logistics. Myths and stories about “going on the account” (as high-seas piracy was known during its late–seventeenth- and ...

Did you ever wonder why 19th century pirates are often represented wearing eye patches? I never did, because I assumed that it was for the obvious reason: they had lost an eye. Pirates, like many ...

The headline sounds like something ripped straight from a Hollywood thriller: ruthless pirates armed with cutting-edge drone technology, hunting massive cargo ships across open water. It’s the kind of ...

We have a few things to clear up about local pirate legends. Clockwise from left: A pirate cutout at John’s Pass Marina [Times (1999)], St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Church [Times (1998)] and an undated ...