Elizabeth's Pirates
Mon June 20th at 9:00pm
Tue June 21st at 2:00pm
Sat July 2nd at 6:00pm
Sun July 3rd at 2:00pm....History Channel UK.....dunno about US
The Elizabethan founders of the British Empire have long been considered heroes of great personal genius and skill who civilised the natives and founded one of the greatest empires in the history of the world. In fact they were a bunch of murdering, thieving pirates whose sole ambition was to line their own pockets. They had neither loyalty nor faith; they were treacherous and violent in the extreme; and they enjoyed drunken victorious rampages.
The Real Pirate Of The Caribbean
Tue June 21st at 7:00pm
Wed June 22nd at 11:00am
Mon June 27th at 1:00am
Tue June 28th at 8:00am....History Channel UK...dunno about US
The inspiration for the character of Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Sir Henry Morgan is the most famous pirate in history. His life is the stuff of legend - scourge of the Caribbean, nemesis of the Spanish, Knight of the British Empire. But beyond the myth very little is known about his life. This film follows an international team on the trail of Henry Morgan and his missing fleet, as they try to uncover the real pirate of the Caribbean.