Fab Four: The Only Real Female Pirates of the Golden Age

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Meet Lady Killigrew, the Aristocratic Pirate

When Mary Wolverston married Sir John Killigrew, she married into a pirate family, and was very hands-on with the family business. She would ultimately be accused of preying on shipping vessels that passed along the coastline, arrested, and convicted -- yet not executed. Holly ...

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A Pirate’s Life for Gentleman Stede Bonnet

Stede Bonnet was not really your typical pirate, if there is such a thing. Many pirates, such as unemployed sailors or laborers, chose the lifestyle because they didn't have many options. But Bonnet chose piracy over a wealthy and a respectable life. Was he was just looking fo ...

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