Michele Sinclair
... award winning author of Historical Romance

Favorite Research rePirates and Their Ships

With very few exceptions (just a list of topics on sites), descriptions are not my opinions but excerpts pulled from the sites.

Pirates, their life and ships

History of Piracy — an Introduction
Piracy has occurred through the ages ever since the first ships were invented. In the ancient Mediterranean area Piracy was often linked with commerce via the sea.
Brief History of Piracy
Piracy has occurred in all stages of history. In the ancient Mediterranean, piracy was often closely related to maritime commerce ...
Pirates of the Caribbean
The intent of the page is to educate and to give the emerging scholars of piracy a place to start (and perhaps finish) their research on a most fascinating and colorful subject.
Historical Female Pirates
Real Female Pirates.
Yes, there were really female pirates and they were most certainly real.
Women Pirates
There were those women who made a life at sea: either voluntary or otherwise. Some of the most common figures are prostitutes, slaves, fisherwomen, navywomen and female swashbucklers, better known as pirates. The most romanticized, and most known, were the female pirates.
A Pirate's Life
Pirates had codes that they lived by, ships that they cherished, weapons they used with cunning, and rum that they drank in excess. This page is dedicated to the myths and facts of pirates, buccaneers, privateers, and freebooters.
Weapons Used by Pirates
Images, definitions and history of weapons used by pirates.
Pirate Weapons
Hand weapons, firearms and other weapons used by pirates.
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