We will answer these questions, and more, in this video, our first episode looking at the lucrative, violent and, often, tragic, lives of pirates through history.

The Blackbeard Pirates are one of the strongest in the series, but here's how there could be a traitor within their ranks!

Show a picture of Blackbeard to someone unfamiliar with One Piece and tell them it’s the concept art for a new villain in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and there's a good chance they ...

Ships represent a pirate's dreams and identity. For Blackbeard to name his flagship after Xebec suggests a personal connection beyond admiration. Both men also share the mysterious "D." ...

If you were asked to picture the most successful pirate of all time, who would you imagine? Perhaps Long John Silver complete with a perching parrot, or a swashbuckling Blackbeard? Think again!