More Pirate Pages
Pirate Fun
Famous Pirates & Real Pirate History — The Pirate's Realm
Explore the Golden Age of Piracy: 1600s–1700s
Whatever you want to know about real pirate history, you'll find it here. The Pirate's Realm has been your trusted guide to the Golden Age of Piracy since 2003 — covering famous pirates, pirate ships, pirate weapons, the Jolly Roger, the pirate code, and the real history behind the legends.
Curious about the most famous pirates in history? Sail through the lives of Blackbeard, the fearsome pirate who terrorized the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts; Captain Kidd, the privateer whose trial became one of the most dramatic in pirate history; Anne Bonny, one of the most celebrated female pirates of the Golden Age; and Bartholomew Roberts, who captured more ships than any other pirate of his era. These are the real pirates — not just the legends.
Beyond the famous pirates themselves, the Pirate's Realm digs into the world they lived in. Explore the history of pirate ships and how they were sailed and fought. Discover the weapons pirates actually used in battle. Learn the real pirate code — the articles that governed life aboard a pirate vessel. Find the facts behind the Jolly Roger and other real pirate flags. And if you want to talk like a pirate, we've got that covered too — from everyday pirate slang to the phrases that have echoed through pirate history for centuries.
The Golden Age of Piracy spanned roughly 1650 to 1730, when buccaneers, privateers, and outright pirates roamed the Caribbean, the Atlantic, and even the Indian Ocean in search of plunder. From the pirates of the Caribbean to the corsairs of the Mediterranean, from New England's colonial pirate havens to the trading routes off the coast of Madagascar — it was a world of real adventure, real danger, and real pirate history that still captures the imagination today.
Twenty-Three Years of Fun and Plunder — Thank You!
I want to extend a hearty "Thanks" to all who have visited the Pirate's Realm over the years — schools, researchers, reenactors, the curious, and fans of Pirates of the Caribbean alike. This site has been a labor of love and a trusted source for pirate history facts since June 2003, and we're not going anywhere.
- We are NOT going away.
- We are grateful for all the contributions over the years.
- There would be no 'We' without all of you.
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Captain Sage and his scurvy crew
The Pirate Primer BookAll you wannabe pirates — here's the professional guide to pirate talk! The author sent me a copy for review, and I have never seen a more informative, entertaining, and well-researched book on how to talk like a pirate anywhere. "The Pirate Primer is the first and only comprehensive guide to the world of pirate language — the authoritative work on the subject, containing every distinctive term, phrase, usage, and speech structure uttered by or attributed to pirates in film, television, literature, and historical accounts over the last three centuries."