The Best Pirates Documentaries

Oceans - 19 free documentaries about pirates.

Start with Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen of Ireland (44 min, National Geographic), then Somali Pirates Taken Down By Special Forces Mercenaries (43 min, Real Stories). All 19 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on pirates is The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard.

• Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen of Ireland | Pirates: Behind the Legends (44 min, National Geographic)
• Somali Pirates Taken Down By Special Forces Mercenaries (43 min, Real Stories)
• Pirate Hunting: Meet the Counter-Piracy Task Force (58 min, ENDEVR)
• The Incredible True Stories Of The Golden Age Of Piracy | Outlaws (59 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 1,000 Days in Captivity: How a Special Forces Team Hunted Somali Pirates (43 min, Wonder)
• Francis Drake: World's Most Controversial Pirate | Pirates: Behind the Legends (44 min, National Geographic)
• The True Story That Inspired Pirates Of The Caribbean | The Real Treasure Island (47 min, Absolute History)
• Who Was The Real Blackbeard? | Britain's Outlaws: Pirates (59 min, Absolute History)
• Pirate Gangs of Asia: World's Deadliest Waters | Philippines & Indonesia (45 min, Free Documentary)
• Francis Drake: The Dark Side Of Elizabeth I's Favourite Pirate | Great Adventurer (55 min, Absolute History)
• John Ward, Pirate Ruler | Pirates: Behind the Legends (44 min, National Geographic)
• Modern Piracy: This Is What It's Like to Be Kidnapped by Pirates (45 min, ENDEVR)
• World’s Toughest Ships | Pirate Hunter: Defending the World’s Busiest Sea Route (46 min, Free Documentary)
• The Complete History Of The Normans: From Viking Pirates To All-Conquering Kings (115 min, Odyssey)
• Task Force 150: The Warships That Fight Pirates In The Persian Gulf (51 min, Spark)
• HDMS Absalon: The Ship Taking The Fight To Maritime Piracy (46 min, Spark)
• The Unlikely & Shocking Origin Of Pirates (24 min, Our History)
• The Rise of Piracy in South East Asia | the Pirates of Asia (24 min, Real Crime)
• FBI's Relentless Chase: Tracking Pirates Across 17,000 Islands (24 min, Wonder)

Top-Rated Books About Pirates

1. The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard - View on Amazon
2. Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
3. Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
4. A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe - View on Amazon
5. Magic Tree House #4 by Mary Pope Osborne (4.4/5) - View on Amazon