Famous pirates

The Spanish were continuously harassed in the Caribbean by pirates and buccaneers who attacked the Spanish galleons which were carrying riches back to Spain. The celebrated English Explorers Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake were classed as such famous pirates! The pirates who operated in the Caribbean in later years included Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Henry Morgan. A pirate is a person who robs or plunders at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation. There were safe havens for pirates, or pirate enclaves, all over the world but Port Royal and Jamaica were famous examples of places where pirates could gather without fear of attack or arrest. The Golden Age of Piracy lasted just over 100 years form the 1500's to the mid 1600's. The most famous Pirates were:
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)Grace O'MalleyBlack BartHenry Every (Avery)Henry MorganCalico Jack (Jack Rackham)Barbarossa (meaning Red Beard) the nickname of Khair ad DinCaptain Kidd