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Angus Konstam born 2 January is a Scottish writer of popular history. Born in Aberdeen , Scotland and raised on the Orkney Islands , he has written more than a hundred books on maritime history , naval history , historical atlases , with a special focus on the history of piracy.

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Although born in Aberdeen , Scotland , he was raised in the Orkney Islands. After receiving an MA degree, he returned to active service with the Royal Navy, during which time he visited many places that would later be written about in his books, including the Caribbean. He left the navy in , and the following year he began a Master of Letters in Maritime Studies at the University of St Andrews , a course which combined history with maritime archaeology.

In he published The Pirate World , an adaptation of his work for the same publisher. Konstam also published a biography of the pirate Blackbeard. In early he returned to the United Kingdom, and after living in London and then Edinburgh, he returned to Orkney in He now resides in Herston in South Ronaldsay. Since he has written extensively on a number of maritime subjects.

He served a three-year term as the Chair of The Society of Authors in Scotland and has also served on the board of Publishing Scotland , as well as on other heritage-related committees.