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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.
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.
Mar 16, 2024 · The daughter of an Irish lawyer, Anne Bonny charted her own course and became a daring pirate alongside Mary Read and Calico Jack in the early 1700s. Whether she was wielding a sword or firing one of her many pistols, Anne Bonny was among the most fearsome pirates of her time.
May 30, 2019 · Anne Bonny (1700–1782, exact dates uncertain) was an Irish pirate and privateer who fought under the command of "Calico Jack" Rackham between 1718 and 1720. Together with fellow female pirate Mary Read , she was one of Rackham's more formidable pirates, fighting, cursing, and drinking with the best of them.
Jan 19, 2022 · In November 1720, a pair of women named Anne Bonny and Mary Read took the stand in Spanish Town, Jamaica, accused of piracy in the Caribbean.
Aug 9, 2011 · HISTORY. If There’s a Man Among Ye: The Tale of Pirate Queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Renowned for their ruthlessness, these two female pirates challenged the sailors’ adage that a woman’s...
Nov 28, 2022 · Anne Bonny (c. 1700-1782) was born in Ireland and, operating in the Caribbean, became the most infamous female pirate in history. Sepia Times/Getty Images.
Irish pirate Anne Bonny (1700-1782) is one of a scarce number of women known to have participated in the unlawful interception and plundering of trade ships on the high seas, a problem that plagued merchants during the eighteenth century.
May 17, 2019 · Anne Bonny was a pirate active in the Caribbean between 1718 and 1720. She was born around the turn of the 1700s in Ireland, the daughter of lawyer William Cormac and his domestic servant, Mary Brennan. When William’s wife discovered he had taken Anne in, she cut off his financial support.
