Pauline's Pirates & Privateers

Hale and fair winds to one and all! This is a shout-out to my distant cousins who come from the far flung clan Beluche and to pirates an...

On Thursday the 11th, the U.S. Coast Guard published the findings of its inquiry into the sinking of the HMS Bounty off the Atlantic coas...

I don't usually wish I would soon be off to Europe but the new exhibition now open at the British Museum makes me long for a jet-setti...

We all need a little help, from the Universe, from our Saints and Spirits, or from our fellow creatures here on Earth - and sometimes from...

Last we spoke of Lilac Chen, the unfortunate girl from China circa 1893, she was on her way to San Francisco without anyone asking her whe...

When women came from the far east, or Asia if you prefer, to North America, they were not always well treated and welcomed. Particularly c...

Ahoy Brethren! I hope this post finds you all in booty, wenches and grog... Or at least grog. I've missed you all and think of you oft...