In this episode we learn about:
- Pirate Ships, and how they worked
- Henry Avery, Richard Taylor, Black Bart Roberts and the other most successful pirates
- Rules pirates had to follow for their weapons
- The cutlass: the classic pirate sword, and some of the swords pirates only use in Hollywood
- Mythbusting about buried treasure, treasure maps and learning what pirates actually stole
Up Next in Series One
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All About Pirates: Episode Three
In this episode, we learn about:
- Pirate Havens, and where pirates operated when not sailing
- Rules about not gambling on ships
- Stede Bonnet, Calico Jack Rackham and the least successful pirates
- Muskets and pistols: what they work and how pirates used them
- Mythbusting: did pirates have pa... -
All About Pirates: Episode Four
In this episode we learn about:
- What pirates ate while on board
- Rules about and the punishments for stealing from other pirates
- Women pirates: who they were and what they did
- Cannons: how they work and how pirates used them
- Mythbusting: did pirates wear earrings? -
All About Pirates: Episode Five
In this episode we learn about:
- Hammocks and how pirates slept on board ship
- Night time rules pirates followed about lights and candles
- Pirates from other countries
- Grenades and axes as weapons
- Mythbusting: did pirates wear eyepatches?
