Pirates have been long associated with chests overflowing with coins. But did they make their fortunes in silver and are there chests of treasure still out there? Find out in Coins and the Sea episode 6! Listen here: royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/pirate… Feat. Richard Blakemore & Eric Nordgren

We...do, though. I don't know why this persists. We use both stove top and electric kettles. Some people also boil water in a pan or (god forbid) microwave their water, but ffs, we're not in the dark ages; we've got home goods stores. We've got amazon. We buy and use kettles.

Getting close to Halloween and of course the The New York Times crossword had to pick the most sadistic pirate as a clue.

🏴‍☠️ Authors and leading piracy experts Brittany VandeBerg, Katherine Howe and Rebecca Simon (Dr. Rebecca Simon FRHistS) discuss the legacy of women living—and thriving—amongst pirates. Fri, Oct 25 at 12 pm | Online Register: ow.ly/eoON50TCsyq #SalonSeries

Every day I’m more and more glad not be Christian and, especially, to not be in a Christian marriage.

My article, 'Mutiny on Trial', uses High Court of Admiralty records to analyse social and legal dynamics on ship and ashore in the seventeenth century: doi.org/10.1093/pastj/…

It looks like loads of us are moving over to Bluesky as X gets worse. You can find me on there: @piratebeckalex.bsky.social. And for those of you on Threads, which is such a happy place it seems, I’m also on there as @piratebeckalex 🖕you, Musk.

A day of doing some pirate work brought me to the oldest liquor store in America

Did I spend too much money ordering this? Yes. Do I care? Absolutely not.

I’m sad but grateful for the people I’ve met and the opportunities I’ve had thanks to this site over the last 15 years. But Twitter is done and it’s time for new chapters. You can find me on Bluesky: @piratebeckalex.bsky.social Threads: @piratebeckalex See you there, tweeps ✌️

I said I wouldn’t be active on here, but I gotta change it to limited because BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. Historian Jamie Goodall and I have teamed up to co-write a book called “Pirates and Privateering in 50 Objects,” examining links between material culture, plunder, & the maritime world

Dr. Rebecca Simon FRHistS I loved your Capt. Kidd book so much that I had to get this one! Can't wait to read it!

Non-history plug: If you like comic books and want to read about a group of intergalactic vampire hunters (think Firefly meets Cowboy Bebop meets Buffy), please support my husband’s Kickstarter campaign by following his page! officially launches May 1st! kickstarter.com/projects/nates…

The #Kickstarter has gone live! Pledge your support for the first comic issue of Fang Hunters, a group of intergalactic vampire hunters! kickstarter.com/projects/nates…

TOMORROW! June 11, 6 pm BST/10 am PST, come to a free online webinar to see me speak about my book and all things Pirates’ Code at the York Festival of ideas! Get you ticket at this link. York Festival of Ideas Reaktion Books yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…

TONIGHT! Discover all about Pirates' Code me hearties, with Rebecca Simon - free and online! ☠️

ICYMI, you can watch my talk about my book, Pirates’ Code, for the York Festival of Ideas on YouTube! youtu.be/b06sRWooshk?si…

TONIGHT: join the hunt for the lost treasure of history’s fiercest female pirate! All-new #expeditionunknown at 9pm on Discovery!

Join Josh on his adventure to uncover new clues pointing to pirate Anne Bonny's legendary booty on #ExpeditionUnknown, starting now!