This week we're talking about some of the most successful sea ventures of the age of piracy. From West African Warlords to Chinese Sea empresses, we examine people who made fortunes that rival your favourite athletes ! This history of Pirates is definitely a different story than the ones on Black Sails or The Pirates of the Caribbean.. 

Featuring: Henry Avery, Black Caesar, Zheng Yi Sao, The Fancy, Guangdong Pirate Confederation,  Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard, Thomas Tew, Gunsway Heist, Ganj-i-Sawai