Did you know that pirates once sailed the seas around Atlantic Canada? Pirates might seem like fun in the movies, but back in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, being a pirate was very serious business.

Learn what everyday life was like for pirates and about some of the fiercest pirates of all time. Explore the history of piracy, from the ancient Romans and Greeks to modern-day pirates. How did pirates navigate the seas? What happened if they were caught? And did pirates really bury priceless treasure?