Pirates: Behind the Legends
“A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.”
2024•TV-14•1 Seasons•8 Episodes•7.0•Ended
DramaDocumentary
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.
Network
National Geographic
Origin
US
Cast
Billy Boyd
Narrator (voice)
Anne Chambers
Self - Author
Harcourt T. Fuller
Self - Historian
Iszi Lawrence
Self - Author & History Presenter
Martin Mares
Self - Historian
Richard Blakemore
Self - Historian
Hannah Cusworth
Self - Historian
Connie Kelleher
Self - Author
Mark Hanna
Self - Historian
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