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Hell at Glencoe: what led to the massacre in the Scottish Highlands?
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Valentine's celebrations in history
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Queen Anne’s Revenge: why was Blackbeard’s flagship named after the Stuart queen?
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Blackbeard: dastardly sea-devil or kind pirate?
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Barbary pirates: the Muslim corsairs and their role in the slave trade
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The real pirates of the Caribbean: your guide to Nassau’s pirate republic
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Did pirates really live on the island of Tortuga?
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Hunting pirates: how piracy’s golden age came to an end
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Anne Bonny and Mary Read: the deadly female pirate duo
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Privateers, buccaneers and corsairs: why not all pirates were created equal
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Did most English pirates really talk with a West Country accent?
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The golden age of piracy: when pirates ruled the waves
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The most famous and despicable pirates from history
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