Not all pirates were cut from the same bloody cloth. Some ruled their decks through fear, pain, and terror. Others commanded loyalty through respect, fairness, and shared purpose. This week, we place two men beneath the same black flag — and ask a simple question: What kind of pirate leader would you follow?

Not all pirates flew black flags — and not all queens wore crowns at sea. This week, we sail into one of the most extraordinary encounters in pirate history: Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland, and her face-to-face meeting with Queen Elizabeth I. It’s a story of power, defiance, and negotiation between two women who ruled very different worlds — yet understood the sea better than most men of their age.

Samuel Bellamy strikes British trade, the Black Pearl is reborn beneath the waves, Treasure Island storms the UK stage, and Skull King brings pirate chaos to the holiday table.

On one December night, Calico Jack Rackham slips silently into Port Royal harbor and steals the Kingston from under the noses of soldiers and merchants alike — proof that audacity can outweigh cannon and crown

Blackbeard torches the harbor at St. Christopher, John Bowen rebuilds his fate after disaster, and modern raiders strike in West Africa. Plus—cutlasses for every pirate, in honor of Captain George.

Tonight, we sail through haunted waters: Blackbeard dumps his cocoa to spite the world, Bartholomew Roberts conquers fifteen ships in three days, and the Flying Dutchman returns from the mist to claim lost souls once more. So trim the lanterns, pour a shot o’ rum, and read by candlelight — for on this night, even the bravest sailor listens for the creak of phantom sails.

October’s final tide be upon us, and the air smells of rum, gunpowder, and ghost stories. This week we set sail through history’s wildest week — when Blackbeard, Bonnet, and the fierce Anne Bonny all carved their legends into the sea. We’ll cross haunted Carolina waters, board a full-sized pirate ship in Utah, and close the voyage with a plunder pick that’ll turn yer living room into a captain’s cabin.

From the gallows of 1717 to the ghostly coasts of Chile, Episode 26 sails through history and hauntings.

Splice the mainbrace, mates — this issue be stuffed like a treasure chest at the bottom of the sea! We’ve got Blackbeard nabbin’ the Sea Nymph while poor Stede Bonnet wanders in his dressing gown, the haunted ghost of the Whydah risin’ from the mist, a million in Spanish treasure pulled from the deep, and plunder to make yer Halloween shine.

Blackbeard’s odd plunder, Bonnet’s downfall, Phil Manzanera’s pirate heritage, and a week of revelry in Jamaica.

Today we toast Jean Lafitte’s birthday, relive the time Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, peek into the Department of Naval Intelligence’s piracy chart, and meet a modern woman claiming her share of a £60 million pirate fortune. Add Halloween plunder and the Weymouth Pirate Fest, and ye’ve got a hold full o’ treasure.

Today be no ordinary Friday — it be Talk Like a Pirate Day, when scallywags, landlubbers, and salty sea dogs alike raise their voices in a chorus of “Arrrs!” and “Avasts!” The whole world be speakin’ our tongue, if only for a day, and The Pirate Republic aims to make sure ye’ve got the sharpest lingo on the seven seas.

1718: Woodes Rogers dispatches ex-pirate Hornigold to hunt Charles Vane at Green Turtle Cay Issue #21 – Aug 12th, 2025 Ahoy, Matey Ahoy,...

This week we chart the tides where history, mystery, and treasure collide. From King George’s pardon to Henry Every’s legendary heist, the chronicles of piracy still echo across the waves.

Hollywood’s horizon is dark with sails, mateys. Amazon MGM Studios has hooked a wild new script, tentatively titled The Pirate, and it’s not shackled to Disney’s treasure chest.

Anne Bonny’s distraction, Rackham’s daring, Mary Read’s steel — on Aug 22, 1720, the trio stole the sloop William and carved their legend into pirate history. We also chase ghostly witches on Cape Cod, scour the wreck of a billion-dollar steamer off Nantucket, and set our spyglass toward Whitby Harbor, where England’s coast prepares for a festival of sea shanties and cutlasses. And aye, there’s a plunder pick so fine it might bankrupt Blackbeard himself.

Sharpen yer cutlasses, pour yerself a tankard o’ rum, and prepare to chart a course through history, mystery, and modern mischief. The seas be callin’, mates… and this week’s plunder is not to be missed!

New pirate history, epic events, and a tankard so fierce it bites back. Issue #16 – Aug 8th, 2025 Ahoy,  Matey ⚓️ To the Crew of the...

This week, we sail through the final escape of the Gentleman Pirate, witness Drake and the Spanish Armada face off near Plymouth, and dive into the legend of Henry Avery’s right-hand man. But the fun ain’t all in the past—there’s a real-life pirate cruise ye can still board, and a pair of 1960s pirate models up for auction that’ll make any collector draw their cutlass. So hoist the colors and keep your spyglass sharp—Episode 15 is charted and set to plunder!

The Thing becomes a pirate, a hurricane sinks Spanish treasure, and Captain Blackquill logs his Comic-Con quest.