from pirates and buccaneers in the 17th century, to blockade runners from the Confederacy during the American Civil War. In more recent times, Nassau’s charms have beckoned the rich and famous ...

Nassau’s pirates took to the seas and salvaged millions of pounds ... several exceptions such as Anne Bonny – this Irishwoman who was the lover of 'Calico Jack' Rackham – became famous. Books ...

Dec. 26); and Pirates of Nassau, on George and King streets, is an interactive museum where you can board a pirate ship and view dioramas of famous pirates, like Blackbeard, who played a role in ...

With his ship laden with treasure and naval forces all over the world scrambling to track him down, Avery sailed for the Bahamas where he bribed the governor of Nassau with ivory and weapons into ...

They also unveiled a curious link to who would much later become the famous Pirates of the Caribbean. The crew was "surprised" to learn that the original inhabitants of Nassau, on the island of ...

"The Maravillas is famous because of the legendary ... as the Flying Gang—all based themselves in Nassau. "Nassau was the most infamous pirates' lair in the world," Michael Pateman, director ...

We discovered a direct thread linking the loss of the Maravillas, its salvage, and the rise of Nassau as a wreckers' supply base and pirates' den," Allen said. Previously, it was thought that the ...