New Horrible Histories exhibition opens at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard – picture gallery

Eye patches, wooden legs, parrots and cutlasses are all trademark tools for pirates – the ocean rebels many regard as the ‘rock stars of the seven seas’.

Now budding young buccaneers can grab this gear for themselves and get ready to learn thanks to the new Horrible Histories Pirates exhibition at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Read more about the new exhibition here.

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Children from St George's Beneficial Primary School. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5117)placeholder image
Children from St George's Beneficial Primary School. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5117)
Pirate Bertie Bogey in the soft play area. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5249)placeholder image
Pirate Bertie Bogey in the soft play area. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5249)
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5209)placeholder image
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5209)
Erda from St George's Beneficial Primary School. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5202)placeholder image
Erda from St George's Beneficial Primary School. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5202)
Martin Brown, illustrator of Horrible Histories. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5159)placeholder image
Martin Brown, illustrator of Horrible Histories. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5159)
Dominic Tweddle, Director General of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5155)placeholder image
Dominic Tweddle, Director General of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5155)
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5128)placeholder image
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5128)
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5095)placeholder image
The News, Portsmouth, got a sneak preview of the Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition lands ahoy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday, April 4. Picture: Sarah Standing (040419-5095)
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