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Anne Bonny - Pirate Queen Pt. 2
The conclusion of the Anne Bonny story
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Mary Read, Fearless Female Pirate
Dressed as a man, Mary Read lived the life of a man's man as a woman. She was a skilled swordsman, sailed with Jack Rackham and was best friends with pirate Anne Bonny.
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Pirate folklore
a new phenomena of our pop culture isn't quite so new. This popular folklore has a basis in history.
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Women who Ruled the seas
It wasn't just men who sailed underneath the black flag, women had their share of plundering, pillaging and all things Pirate as well.
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Pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy
While Blackbeard was perhaps the most notorious of the pirates of the Golden Age, he wasn't the only pirate whose name has survived. Among those recorded in the annals of history are women and gentlemen who chose to follow a different calling than the one society deemed appropriate.
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Anne Bonny, Renowned Female Pirate
Bonny was a better fighter than most male pirates. When the end was near, she fought like a hell-cat on her ship's deck while her male crew mates slumbered in rum heaven.
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Female Pirates on the High Seas
A common factor among most female pirates was a desire to escape the shackles of convention or to defy male authority-- or both.
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Pirate Captain John Rackham
Jack Rackham was a gentleman pirate with flamboyant fashion sense and a way with female pirates who were dressed like men-- notably, Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
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Sea Monsters and Whirlpools
The sea monster is nowhere to be seen. However, familiar favourites such as Captain Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones make their expected return as they battle amid a maelstrom
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The Lure of Piracy - Realty vs. Romanticism, Part 1
Once portrayed as frightening villains, pirates have become daring heroes we yearn to emulate. If real pirates were and continue to be bloodthirsty violent men, why do we romanticize them?
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