Zheng Yi Sao led 1,800 ships and anywhere between 40,000-60,000 pirates before peacefully retiring on her own terms.

The high seas are often portrayed as a gate towards freedom. A place where land borders and political lines disappear into a breadth of rolling waves, where the only people you have are the ones ...

From 5th century Sweden with Alwilda, who defied arranged marriage and led fleets disguised as a man to 16th century Ireland ...

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We have more names than you can shake a tail feather at.

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

When we think of pirates, Southern China is rarely the first place that comes to mind - yet it produced one of the most formidable maritime leaders in history. We explore the life of Shih Yang, who ...

Godiva: Lady Godiva was originally an 11th-century English noblewoman who rode naked on a horse through town to protest her husband's heavy taxation of the townspeople. Nowadays, it's the name of a ...