One of the most feared pirates of the nineteenth century, Ching Shih¹ and her Red Flag Fleet terrorized the South China Sea until 1810, whe...

Shrouded in mythology, Jeanne de Clisson was one of the bloodiest privateers  of the 14th century. Born a wealthy lady of high rank, Jeanne...

Though she's been largely forgotten to history, Sayyida al-Hurra--known as the 'Pirate Queen of Morocco'--ruled the entire west...

Ancient Illyria covered the same space as modern Albania. Or modern Bosnia-Hezergovinia. Or modern Serbia. Or modern Croatia. Or modern Mon...

Granuaile Ni Maille, or Grace O'Malley as she is known in English, is the undisputed pirate queen. She was a fierce chieftain, a shrewd...