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Anne Bonny [a] (disappeared after 28 November 1720) [4] was a pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. [5] .
Jun 24, 2024 · Anne Bonny, Irish American pirate whose brief period of marauding the Caribbean during the 18th century enshrined her in legend as one of the few to have defied the proscription against female pirates.
- Richard Pallardy
- It is believed that Anne Bonny was born near Cork, Ireland, but this, like most information about her life, is regarded as speculation. She and her...
- In 1720 Anne Bonny and John (“Calico Jack”) Rackham stole a ship and began a campaign of piracy. For several months Bonny, Rackham, and crew (which...
- Female pirates were exceedingly rare, partly because many captains believed that women were bad luck on a ship. Both Anne Bonny and Mary Read acqui...
- Anne Bonny’s male crewmates were tried and hanged for piracy within weeks of their capture. Bonny was sentenced to die, but she succeeded in “plead...
Aug 23, 2021 · Anne Bonny (also Bonney) was an Irish-born pirate who briefly operated in the waters around the Bahamas before her capture by the Jamaican authorities in 1720.
- Mark Cartwright
- The pirate Anne Bonny was captured and tried in Jamaica in 1720. Sentenced to death by hanging, her sentence was postponed when it was discovered s...
- Anne Bonny was a famous pirate in the Caribbean because very few women were pirates.
- Anne Bonny's original family name was Cormac, she then married James Bonny. Her lover and partner in crime was the pirate John Rackham, aka 'Calico...
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Mar 16, 2024 · Learn about Anne Bonny, one of the few women in history who sailed with pirates like Calico Jack and Mary Read. Discover her unconventional early years, her violent temper, and her legendary exploits at sea.
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May 30, 2019 · Learn about Anne Bonny, one of the few female pirates in history, who fought under Jack Rackham and Mary Read. Discover her early life, piracy career, capture, trial, and fate.
Nov 28, 2022 · Learn about the life and legend of Anne Bonny, one of the most infamous female pirates in history. Find out how she joined John Rackam's crew, wore men's clothing, and faced trial and execution in the 1720s.
Anne Bonny (1700-1782) was one of the few women known to have participated in piracy on the high seas in the eighteenth century. She eloped with a seaman, left him for a pirate captain, and fought with a sword and a pistol in men's clothing.
