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Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues

Episode 2: Pirates

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

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Sam Willis explores the golden age of piracy during the early 18th century and charts the devastating impact pirates had during an age of colonial expansion. Show more

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