The Real History of Pirates

Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Educational Dec 23, 2021 26 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E3: In the 16th century, the Spanish had the largest European presence in the Caribbean. Learn how that power hold was broken and which nationalities joined in the subsequent piratical free-for-all. How do we know what happened there? Discover the historical importance of Alexander Exquemelin’s Buccaneers of America and A General History of the Pyrates by “Captain Charles Johnson.”

Educational Dec 23, 2021 26 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 26 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.