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YARRR!!! Pirates and pop culture
Presented by: Curio Bookshop| 0 | OXFORD: Curio Books + Culture |
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| P | Thursday 12th March, 2026 |
| N | 7:15pm |
Event information
Avast ye scurvy dogs!
Stick a parrot on your shoulder, shiver your timbers and set sail on the good ship Curio, for an evening of piratical fun and enlightenment!
YARRR! will explore the enduring presence of pirates in the popular imagination, chasing the iconography of the swashbuckling, grog swilling buccaneer as it evolves through literature, film, TV and videogames.
We'll be joined by legendary freebooting historian Dr Richard Blakemore, professor of Social and Maritime History at Reading University and author of the excellent 'Enemies of All - The Rise and Fall of the Pirates'.
Dr Richard will take us on a whirlwind tour of pirate history, its legacy and enduring resonance in pop culture. And to get us into the true bilge rat spirit, we'll also be joined by some amazing Oxford-based shanty singers!
Expect fascinating facts, rollicking, salty tunes, bad pirate jokes and a treasure's chest of the picaresque down in the bookshop vault. Aye, me hearties!
Venue information
OXFORD: Curio Books + Culture| 0 | Curio @ Common Ground 37-38 Little Clarendon Street Oxford OX1 2HU |
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| > | www.curiobookshop.co.uk |
| ! | 07722302386 |
| ` | Curio is a bookshop and event space downstairs at Common Ground cafe and co-working space. To find us, go to the back of the cafe and head down the stairs. We regret to say there is no access for wheelchairs or those with mobility issues. |
