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<P>'''David Cordingly''' is an English naval historian and is considered one of the leading authorities on [[pirates]]. He held the position of Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the [[National Maritime Museum]] in [[Greenwich, England]] for twelve years. There
At the National Maritime Museum he organised several exhibitions including "Captain James Cook, Navigator" and "The Mutiny on the Bounty." Perhaps the most notable of these exhibitions was "Pirates: Fact and Fiction" <ref>http://www.bloomsbury.com/authors/default.asp?id=558§ion=2</ref>, which became a critical and popular success, and a book of the same titledtitle was authored by Cordingly and John Falconer. The popularity of the exhibition lead Cordingly to explore the subject further in his book ''Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates''.</P>This was followed by ''Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail'' (published in the US under the title ''Women Sailors and Sailors' Women : An Untold Maritime History''), expanding on a subject Cordingly had touched upon in ''Under the Black Flag'' in a chapter entitled "Women Pirates and Pirates' Women".
<P>This was followed by ''Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail'' (published in the US under the title ''Women Sailors and Sailors' Women : An Untold Maritime History''), expanding on a subject Cordingly had touched upon in ''Under the Black Flag'' in a chapter entitled "Women Pirates and Pirates' Women".
''The Billy Ruffian: His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon'', published in 2003, was longlisted for the 2003 [[Wolfson History Prize]]. It tells the story of an English warship, [[HMS Bellerophon]], which played an important part in many battles and held captive the defeated Napoleon following the battle[[Battle of Waterloo]].</P>
<P>Cordingly appears on the [[Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]] DVD bonus features in a section called "Below Decks", a virtual tour of a pirate ship<ref>http://www.ultimatedisney.com/pirates3disc.html</ref>. This consists of several documentary shorts, hosted by Cordingly, comparing piracy fact and fiction along the same lines as ''Under the Black Flag''.</P>
<P>He lives in Brighton by the sea with his wife and family.</P> ▼
▲<P>He lives in [[Brighton ]] by the sea with his wife and family. </P>
==Bibliography==
*''Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates'' ([[Random House]], 1996)
*''Pirates: Fact & Fiction'' ([[Collins & Brown]], 1992) with John Falconer
*''Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail'' (Macmillan, 2001)
*''The Billy Ruffian: His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon'' (Bloomsbury, 2003)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.librarything.com/author/cordinglydavid Bibliography on Library Thing]
*[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/11.27.96/talk-pix-9648.html Interview with Cordingly on MetroActive.com] by David Templeton, 1996
*[http://www.mcbooks.com/bookstore/product_details.php?id=195 Review of The Billy Ruffian] on McBooks.com
*[http://www.ultimatedisney.com/pirates3disc.html Review of the Pirates of the Carribean DVD] includes description and picture of Cordingly in the special features
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