Individual Pirates

• Blackbeard

  • Blackbeard's Booty- A biography of Blackbeard.
  • Blackbeard's Homepage- All about Blackbeard.
  • Blackbeard Lives- This site has an interesting little game that you can play to learn more about Blackbeard.
  • National Geographic's Pirates- A history of Blackbeard with links to books and sites.
  • A Tar Heel Tale- Another short biography of Blackbeard.
  • When Blackbeard Scourged the Seas- A fairly thorough biography of Blackbeard.
  
  

• Bonny, Anne & Read, Mary

  • Anne Bonny- A history of Anne Bonny.
  • Mary Read- A history of Mary Read.
  
  

• Kidd, William

  • William Kidd - The Last Voyage- The last voyage of the fabled Pirate Captain Kidd.
  
  

• Lafitte, Jean

  • Great Characters of New Orleans - Jean Lafitte- Biography of this fascinating American who fervently claimed that he was not a pirate.
  
  

• Morgan, Sir Henry

  • Sir Henry Morgan - A Welsh Buccaneer- The biography of Henry Morgan.
  
  

• Other Pirates

  • The Story of a Pirate Captain - The biography of a lesser-known pirate.
  
   
  

  Images and Maps

  • Beej's Pirate Image Archive- The best source on the web for images of pirates and piracy.
  • The Golden Age of Illustration - The Brandywine School, N.C. Wyeth, and Others- mages from Howard Pyle and other artists. Not all relate to piracy, but several do.
  • The Media Pirates Network
    Mostly a site for high-tech criminals, but they have some excellent images.
  
   
  

  Locations and Museums

  • The Mariner's Museum - Newport News, VA
    Information regarding this museum's exhibits on piracy and maritime history.
  • Teach's Hole
    A long favored site o' mine, AARRGGHH!.
  • New England Pirate Museum
    Yes, there were pirates in New England. Obviously, this museum is dedicated to them - located in Salem, MA.
  • North Carolina Archives and History
    This site provides information regarding the archaeological descovery of Blackbeard's former ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, and also has stuff on pirates in general, Blackbeard, groups interested in shipwrecks, etc.
  
   
  

  Pyrate Marine Archaeology

  • Fresh History - Blackbeard Lives Again
    Information about the discovery of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
  • Oak Island
    Interesting location in Nova Scotia rumored to hold treasure successfully booby-trapped for over 200 years.
  • TreasureNet
    This site has some information of archaeological value, but as the Pirate King says, they're "mostly treasure hunting bastards."
  
   
  

  Books and Online Texts

  • No Quarter Given
    A pirate newsletter.
  • Paradise Cay Publications
    A publisher with many books on nautical subjects, including some about piracy.
  • The Pirate's Library
    Lots of books on piracy, some free to download or view online, and the rest can be purchased.
  • Scurvy Dogs
    Brief historic introduction to piracy at "Dr. Zap's Pages of Artistic Enlightenment."
  • Treasure Island
    The online text of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic.
  
   
  

  Pyratical Sites Abroad

  • Welcome to Treasure Island
    A fine pirate location online. Lot's of wayward fun including a galley!