Did pirates actually have parrots as pets or hooks for hands? Author of "The Republic of Pirates," Colin Woodard explains. Following is a transcript from the video. Colin Woodard: I think the ...

F rom the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the ...

Ahoy me hearties! Welcome aboard our quest to sift the fact from the fiction in pirate history. From parrots to treasure, planks to flags, we’ll see just how much truth there is in the pirate ...