Maritime history

Newspaper boy with news of the Titanic disaster, 14 April 1912

Titanic What happened after the sinking?

A depiction of Titanic’s final moments, as the ship sinks and passengers watch from a lifeboat

Titanic When did it sink & how long did it take?

US socialite Margaret Brown, who posthumously became known as the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown’ following her Titanic experiences.

Titanic 8 stories of passengers who sailed on the liner

Titanic in dry doc before it was launched

Titanic When and how was the ship built?

A vintage photo of the RMS Titantic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

Your history guide to RMS Titanic, plus 12 fascinating facts about the disaster

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A painting of the Coniston, a ship that befell tragedy

Q&A What is the greatest mishap caused by someone not realising the clocks had moved forward or back? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

PM6241 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Seemingly led by the skeletal figurehead, Blackbeard's sinister ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, at full sail on the open seas.

Queen Anne’s Revenge: why was Blackbeard’s flagship named after the Stuart queen?

Blackbeard, real name Edward Teach, seen standing on a dock with fuses in his beard

Blackbeard: dastardly sea-devil or kind pirate?

Barbary pirates Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa, the siblings who famously captured Algiers from the Spanish in 1516

Barbary pirates: the Muslim corsairs and their role in the slave trade

Henry Avery stands on the shore holding a cutlass, while his ship Fancy battles the Ganj-i-Sawai in the background

The real pirates of the Caribbean: your guide to Nassau’s pirate republic

Henry Morgan on ship's deck in battle taking a hostage

Q&A Did pirates really live on the island of Tortuga?

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Gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet is hanged from the gallows

Hunting pirates: how piracy’s golden age came to an end . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read holding cutlasses

Anne Bonny and Mary Read: the deadly female pirate duo

Map showing Sir Francis Drake's privateering fleet attacking Ribeira Grande the capital of Santiago

Privateers, buccaneers and corsairs: why not all pirates were created equal

A pirate ship flying the Jolly Roger closes in on another vessel during a storm

The golden age of piracy: when pirates ruled the waves