The Lost Pirate Kingdom

screenable online: 6 episodes

Pirates are the stuff of myth and legend – swashbuckling outlaws who bring murder and mayhem to the high seas. But these rogues are not a Hollywood invention. They are all too real.

The true pirates of the Caribbean struck terror into the world’s most powerful empires, threatened trade, and liberated slaves. These Robin Hoods of the sea changed the course of history by creating their own democratic republic in Nassau. Pirates, and their fight for freedom, are the pioneers of American independence.

The Lost Pirate Kingdom tells the legendary exploits of the heroes and villains of this remarkable epoch. This ambitious, six-part drama documentary reveals the squabbling, the greed, the battles, the heroism, the politics, the alliances, and the betrayals of the most flamboyant and ruthless characters in history.

1715. The war between Britain and Spain ends. The British used freelance ‘privateers’ to attack the Spanish. The privateers are now out of work.. British fighters, like BENJAMIN HORNIGOLD, are left…

Fat on Spanish bullion from the capsized treasure fleet, pirate hideout Nassau becomes a boomtown. Run by Benjamin Hornigold's Flying Gang, Nassau is the Caribbean's pirate haven, becoming home to…

A changing of the guard in Nassau sees up-and-coming pirate 'BLACK SAM' BELLAMY take charge of the Flying Gang after a democratic vote. The deposed Hornigold joins pirate EDWARD THATCH, soon to be…

‘Black Sam' Bellamy has captured the treasure ladened British slave ship, the Whydah. But his piracy forces the British to take decisive action. The now rich Bellamy heads to Cape Cod to be reunited…

The British have driven a wedge between the Pirates of the Caribbean by offering them a pardon if they renounce piracy. Those who accept the deal will keep their loot, and their heads, but those who…

Sent by the British crown, the pirate terminator, Woodes Rogers, arrives in Nassau hellbent on bringing an end to the Pirates of the Caribbean. Charles Vane and Blackbeard resist but Rogers will take…