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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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Notorious Pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Fate brought the Irish lawyer's daughter, Anne Bonny, and the English Mary Read, both illegitimate, together. These pirate women then created mayhem on the open seas.
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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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The Golden Age of Piracy
Buccaneers were the second generation of fringe participants in the colonial economy. After buccaneers came the true, classic form of piracy we remember best today.
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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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Anne Bonney
Biography of one of the most ruthless female pirates of all time, Anne Bonney.
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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 and Their Lovers
Pirates in love, real and fictional, include Anne Bonny and John Rackham; Mary Read and Anne Bonny; and Bêlit and Conan
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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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Sir Francis Drake
Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.
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The Fifth League: <I>Hitchhiking Through Southern France </I>
The fifth in a series of seven reviews of on-line tales of hitch-hiking, that are lengthy enough to call books.
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Captain Henry Morgan's Later Years
Morgan's pirating career winds down. A title and post as lieutenant governor is conferred upon him. Now wealthy, he is one of the few pirates who ends up retiring.
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Pirate Ships on the Horizon
The vessels of choice among pirates included the schooner, brigantine and galleon. They all shared one common factor: they were almost always stolen.
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Black Bart
The death of Black Bart in 1723 marked the end of the so-called golden age of piracy.
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Blackbeard
As one of the most notorious and well-remembered Caribbean pirates, Blackbeard succeeded in capturing over 40 ships in his relatively brief career.
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Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd was either a bloodthirsty pirate of his own volition, or else a victim of mutinous circumstances beyond his control. The result was the same: a hanging.
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Greenbrier West Virginia Phantom
A young woman was murdered by her husband. Evidence about the apparition was inadmissible for the prosecution, but the defense attorney brought it into testimony.
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Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers
The first part of the eighteenth century was the Golden Age of Pirates! The very word caused men's (and women's) hearts to fail!
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Captain Henry Morgan
Captain Morgan was a ruthless privateer and ingenious naval strategist who eventually settled down to a knighted life of ease and wealth as deputy governor of Jamaica.
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Morgan Plunders the Spanish Main
Morgan made his name plundering the Spanish Caribbean colonies on behalf of the English crown, while pocketing more than one or two pieces of eight for his trouble.
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When Women Turn Pirate
Anne Bonny, Charlotte de Berry and Ching Shih are but a few of the names of famous female pirates who sailed the high seas in search of adventure and plunder.
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Interview with authors Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
Interview with historical mystery writing pair Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
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