Pirates: Behind the Legends — Season 1, Episode 3: John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

Episode synopsis

The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.

About Pirates: Behind the Legends

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Francis Drake - For Queen and Country
• E2Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland
• E4Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate
• E5William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter
• E6Blackbeard
• E7Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits
• E8Roberts - The Last Great Pirate