Privateers Archive

Francis Drake, Queen’s Pirate And One Of The Founders Of English Naval Force

AncientPages.com | April 12, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One autumn morning in 1578, the watchmen scanned the Pacific Ocean from the top of the fortifications of the major city and seaport

Sayyida Al Hurra – Feared And Respected Pirate Queen Of Morocco Had No-One To Turn At The End

AncientPages.com | March 11, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1492, the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon succeeded in taking control of the Iberian Peninsula, and capture

Ancient History Facts

Vikings’ Unicorn Bluff Fooled Europeans For Hundreds Of Years

AncientPages.com | April 24, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Vikings were famous for their raids and conquests of new lands, but they also had other ‘talents.’ The Norse warriors were cunning businessmen who

Ancient History Facts

Buccaneers And Privateers Were Pirates – But What’s The Difference Between Them?

AncientPages.com | November 5, 2016

AncientPages.com - Piracy is widely regarded as the world’s oldest profession. Many of the most well known pirates in historical lore originate from a period known as the Golden Age