Pirates: Fact and Fiction Prints Although the mist didn’t help

Although the mist didn’t help with capturing the finer details of the core

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Pirates: Fact and Fiction Prints Although the mist didn’t helpThe image of the pirate never fails to capture the imagination. The cut throat sea robbers of history who plundered richly laden merchant ships are legendary. The likes of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan are romanticised and celebrated in popular culture. Discover our full range of Royal Museums Greenwich publications.