We will be ‘ Sailing the Pirate Round ’ once again and as before we will be visiting several English Heritage sites across Britain and...

Grog is a term used for a variety of alcoholic beverages. In naval parlance, the word originally referred to rum diluted with water to...

This year sees Tastes Of History portraying reputable innkeepers "famed" for our "good food at most reasonable prices". Of course, we...

Over the centuries a seaman's diet, whether they were part of the crews of Sir Francis Drake or Admiral Horatio Nelson, hardly changed....

November 22nd, 1718: On This Day probably the most notorious pirate, Edward Teach, known as ‘Blackbeard’, met his demise. Towards the end...

Asked to imagine or indeed to portray a pirate, most people undoubtedly will have a certain look in mind. Who’s now thinking of Johnny...