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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

Pirates and politicians: what a 300-year-old book about the most notorious buccaneers reveals about British politics

Three hundred years ago, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson first hit the shelves of London’s booksellers. The book aimed, according to Johnson, to give “a distinct Relation of every Pyrate who has made any Figure”.

The Conversation

Our Flag Means Death Canceled After Two Successful Seasons

Our Flag Means Death, a beloved Max series, has been cancelled after two seasons, despite its positive LGBTQ+ representation and engaging plotlines.

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Our Flag Means Death runs aground as queer pirate comedy Max show cancelled after 2 seasons

Max's beloved comedy pirate series has been sunk by Warner Bros. Discovery after two highly-rated seasons.

TechRadar

Beloved comedy show Our Flag Means Death canceled after two seasons at Max

The Taika Waiti-produced pirate show has ended after two seasons

Total Film

The Saddest TV Twist of 2023 Could Have a Silver Lining

The 'Our Flag Means Death' star was a fan-favorite, though his character was written out. But he may just find a way back.

Inverse

2022's Greatest Surprise TV Hit Has Become 2023's Biggest Disappointment

The smash hit historical romantic comedy doubles down on the romance but forgets about the other parts.

Inverse

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5 best Max shows you're not watching

Beyond Max's most-watched list are some excellent overlooked gems — here are seven Max shows that you might not have seen yet.

Tom’s Guide

Mystery on board Blackbeard the pirate's shipwreck finally solved after 300 years

Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was found in 1996 after centuries underwater surrounded by coal despite sinking in 1719 - more than 100 years before it was used on ships

Daily Mirror

Trip of the week: the elemental beauty of the Outer Banks in North Carolina

A “fragile chain” of barrier islands that shadows the mainland coast of North Carolina for 200 miles, the Outer Banks are well-known in the US for their “sandy, windswept beauty” and rich folklore. And yet they still feel “quiet” and “remote”, says Jacqui Agate in The Daily Telegraph – and make…

The Week

Netflix users praise Outer Banks for ‘pulling them back in’ with ‘shocking’ reveal

‘Just as I start to get bored...’ one viewer said

The Independent UK

New BBC Blackbeard-centric comedy Our Flag Means Death has already wowed across the pond

New Zealand's comedy pairing of Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi star in a comedic retelling of Blackbeard's friendship with noted terrible pirate, Stede Bonnet

Bristol Post

The 10 best TV shows (and 3 best dance sequences) of 2022

This year was supposed to be the year that television nosedived into a creative slump. Worriers theorized that the darkest days of the pandemic had disrupted so many productions that there'd be nothing left worth watching by the time 2022 rolled around: Think of it as the entertainment equivalent of…

Los Angeles Times

Rachael Blackmore agonisingly denied huge pot on Willie Mullins horse in Irish Cesarewitch

Blackmore rode a patient race on the Willie Mullins-trained Echoes in Rain, who was appearing for the first time since winning at the Galway Festival

Irish Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Blackbeard plunders Middle Park prize and leads home one-two for O’Brien

Aidan O’Brien may not have had a memorable a season by his normal high standards but the Ballydoyle stable’s two-year-old colts delivered him a one-two in the Group One Middle Park Stakes on Saturday

Irish Mirror

Blackbeard leads home 1-2 for Aidan O'Brien in Middle Park Stakes

It was the winner’s second successive Group One win and third-straight win at Pattern level as he followed up back-to-back French triumphs in the Prix Robert Papin and Prix Morny

Liverpool Echo

Horse Power: Isle Of Lismore and Lucander to be Saturday winners

Isle of Lismore can win at Haydock and Lucander can land the feature at Newmarket, the Cambridgeshire, while Meditate, Blackbeard, Billyb, Liverpool Knight, Dancinginthewoods, Poet's Magic and Rose Prick may also be weekend winners

Irish Mirror

Blackbeard lands Grade 1 glory in France for Aidan O'Brien

The No Nay Never colt was the Ballydoyle number one following his victory in the Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly last month

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The Independent UK

Royal Ascot 2022 tips: Queen Anne Stakes and St James’s Palace Stakes headline Tuesday schedule

Five days of quality racing begin on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Royal Ascot Day 1 tips: Aikhal offers value in St James’s Palace stakes with Baaeed the Queen Anne favourite

In Platinum Jubilee year, the Queen can enjoy the majestic Baaeed in the opening race of Royal Ascot, which begins on Tuesday.

Salon

"Our Flag Means Death's" pirate accuracy

HBO Max's comedy chronicles the life of a gentleman pirate who runs into Blackbeard, played by Taika Waititi

The Conversation

Gentleman pirates, shipwrecks and Stede Bonnet: what Our Flag Means Death gets right about the Golden Age of Piracy

HBO’s new show Our Flag Means Death has brought the Golden Age of Piracy to life on TV, chronicling the life of the bumbling gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet.

Bristol Post

King Street's history of slave trade, pirates and one of England's most famous books

It's said that Daniel Defoe met his inspiration for Robinson Crusoe in a pub on King Street

Los Angeles Times

Sleeper hit 'Our Flag Means Death' left us hanging. Season 2 would 'reorient' things

The little pirate show that could, "Our Flag Means Death," has turned out to be anything but little — in terms of both ambition and viewer appeal. Part romantic comedy, part period piece, the series is surprisingly large in scope, and it's swiftly emerged as a sleeper hit: Since its…

Chicago Tribune

‘Our Flag Means Death’ review: Pirates in love, but don’t ask about the captain’s plantation

What if two real-life 18th-century pirate captains didn’t just cross paths, but fell in love? That’s the slow-burning premise of “Our Flag Means Death,” the HBO Max comedy series that premiered last month starring Rhys Darby as the blundering gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as the fearsome Blackbeard,…

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