When pirates tried to board a merchant vessel off the coast of the Philippines, the crew defended their ship like a castle, throwing boiling oil and water at the invaders. They succeeded in ...

Sims Medieval spices things up by throwing some pirates into the mix.

In the Middle Ages fighting females were uncommon. Joan of Arc being a rare exception. But she was not the only woman to strap on armour and wield a sword. In this video we will travel back to the ...

The wreck now lies on the floor of a small harbor on the island of Nosy Boraha off the northeast coast of Madagascar, which ...

A gunpowder-filled hand grenade from the wreck of a former pirate ship has washed ashore on a remote U.K. beach.

Why sail the seas on any ordinary boat when you could soon set out on a luxury super yacht inspired by a pirate ship from the 1600s, complete with helipad, swimming pool and garage? The 200-foot ...

It’s not clear how common it was for medieval merchant ships to be armed, but it’s possible they took precautions to protect themselves from pirates.

Despite this, medieval Japanese society labeled them “kaizoku,” or “pirates.” In this episode of Rogue History, we dive into the origins of Japan’s Sea Lords and explain how one family ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - It’s time to practice your swashbuckling and get ready to board the hulking pirate ship that plies the waters of the Straits of Mackinac.

Construction workers discovered a 15th-century sea vessel in a river delta in the Netherlands. The medieval trading ship is considered well-preserved and sturdier than other ships of its time ...

The vessel, seized by infamous pirates en route to Lisbon from Goa, was carrying an “eye-watering” amount of treasure, archeologists say.

A medieval ship discovered on the banks of the River Usk in Newport in 2002 may have come from the Basque country.