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Anne Bonny
Anne Bonny was one of the two most famous female pirates. Both Anne and Mary Read (the other famous female pirate) fought on a famous pirate ship called Revenge.
Anne had a rich father. She met a pirate named James Bonny and married him. Anne soon realized that James had only married her to get her father’s money. She ran away with another pirate named "Calico Jack" Rackham and became a pirate herself. To be a pirate, Anne dressed up and pretended to be a man!
In 1720, the pirate ship Revenge was caught and Anne, Mary Read and "Calico Jack" were sent to trial for being pirates. Anne and Mary "pled their bellies", thus admitted they were women and pregnant, and begged to be set free. Both were supposed to be hanged after giving birth, but Anne disappeared from prison. It is believed that her father "bought" her freedom.
Mary Read
Mary Read was one of the two famous female pirates in history, along with Anne Bonny. Both worked with a pirate named "Calico Jack" Rackham.
Mary was born in London, England and spent most her life dressed up as a man. Even her mother dressed her up as a boy. Mary was travelling on a ship when it was captured by John Rackham and she became a member of his crew as a pirate.
Mary loved her life as a pirate on the ship called Revenge until it was captured in 1720. Mary, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack were all sentenced to a trial. While Mary was in prison she died of a fever.
The Life and Exploits ofAnne Bonnyfrom Charles Ellm'sThe Pirate's Own book
This female pirate was a native of Cork. Her father was an attorney, and, by his activity in business, rose to considerable respectability in that place. Anne was the fruit of an unlawful connexion with his own servant maid, with whom he afterwards eloped to America, leaving his own affectionate and lawful wife. He settled at Carolina, and for some time followed his own profession; but soon commenced merchant, and was so successful as to purchase a considerable plantation. There he lived with his servant in the character of his wife; but she dying, his daughter Anne superintended the domestic affairs of her father.
During her residence with her parent she was supposed to have a considerable fortune, and was accordingly addressed by young men of respectable situations in life. It happened with Anne Bonny, however, as with many others of her youth and sex, that her feelings, and not her interest, determined her choice of a husband. She married a young sailor without a shilling. The avaricious father was so enraged, that, deaf to the feelings of a parent, he turned his own child out of doors. Upon this cruel usage, and the disappointment of her fortune, Anne and her husband sailed for the island of Providence, in the hope of gaining employment.
Acting a part very different from that of Mary Read, Anne's affections were soon estranged from her husband by Captain Rackam; and eloping with him, she went to sea in men's clothes. Proving with child, the captain put her on shore, and entrusted her to the care of some friends until her recovery, when she again accompanied him in his expeditions.
Upon the king's proclamation offering a pardon to all pirates, he surrendered, and went into the privateering business, as we have related before: he, however, soon embraced an opportunity to return to his favorite employment. In all his piratical exploits Anne Bonny accompanied him; and, as we have already recorded, displayed such courage and intrepidity, that she, along with Mary Read and a seaman, were the last three who remained on board when the vessel was taken.
Anne was known to many of the planters in Jamaica, who remembered to have seen her in her father's house, and they were disposed to intercede in her behalf. Her unprincipled conduct, in leaving her own husband and forming an illicit connexion with Rackam, tended, however, to render her friends less active. By a special favor, Rackam was permitted to visit her the day before he was executed; but, instead of condoling with him on account of his sad fate, she only observed, that she was sorry to see him there, but if he had fought like a man he needed not havying with child, she remained in prison until her recovery, was reprieved from time to time, and though we cannot communicate to our readers any particulars of her future life, or the manner of her death, yet it is certain that she was not executed.
Anne Bonny was one of the two most famous female pirates. Both Anne and Mary Read (the other famous female pirate) fought on a famous pirate ship called Revenge.
Anne had a rich father. She met a pirate named James Bonny and married him. Anne soon realized that James had only married her to get her father’s money. She ran away with another pirate named "Calico Jack" Rackham and became a pirate herself. To be a pirate, Anne dressed up and pretended to be a man!
In 1720, the pirate ship Revenge was caught and Anne, Mary Read and "Calico Jack" were sent to trial for being pirates. Anne and Mary "pled their bellies", thus admitted they were women and pregnant, and begged to be set free. Both were supposed to be hanged after giving birth, but Anne disappeared from prison. It is believed that her father "bought" her freedom.
Mary Read
Mary Read was one of the two famous female pirates in history, along with Anne Bonny. Both worked with a pirate named "Calico Jack" Rackham.
Mary was born in London, England and spent most her life dressed up as a man. Even her mother dressed her up as a boy. Mary was travelling on a ship when it was captured by John Rackham and she became a member of his crew as a pirate.
Mary loved her life as a pirate on the ship called Revenge until it was captured in 1720. Mary, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack were all sentenced to a trial. While Mary was in prison she died of a fever.
The Life and Exploits ofAnne Bonnyfrom Charles Ellm'sThe Pirate's Own book
This female pirate was a native of Cork. Her father was an attorney, and, by his activity in business, rose to considerable respectability in that place. Anne was the fruit of an unlawful connexion with his own servant maid, with whom he afterwards eloped to America, leaving his own affectionate and lawful wife. He settled at Carolina, and for some time followed his own profession; but soon commenced merchant, and was so successful as to purchase a considerable plantation. There he lived with his servant in the character of his wife; but she dying, his daughter Anne superintended the domestic affairs of her father.
During her residence with her parent she was supposed to have a considerable fortune, and was accordingly addressed by young men of respectable situations in life. It happened with Anne Bonny, however, as with many others of her youth and sex, that her feelings, and not her interest, determined her choice of a husband. She married a young sailor without a shilling. The avaricious father was so enraged, that, deaf to the feelings of a parent, he turned his own child out of doors. Upon this cruel usage, and the disappointment of her fortune, Anne and her husband sailed for the island of Providence, in the hope of gaining employment.
Acting a part very different from that of Mary Read, Anne's affections were soon estranged from her husband by Captain Rackam; and eloping with him, she went to sea in men's clothes. Proving with child, the captain put her on shore, and entrusted her to the care of some friends until her recovery, when she again accompanied him in his expeditions.
Upon the king's proclamation offering a pardon to all pirates, he surrendered, and went into the privateering business, as we have related before: he, however, soon embraced an opportunity to return to his favorite employment. In all his piratical exploits Anne Bonny accompanied him; and, as we have already recorded, displayed such courage and intrepidity, that she, along with Mary Read and a seaman, were the last three who remained on board when the vessel was taken.
Anne was known to many of the planters in Jamaica, who remembered to have seen her in her father's house, and they were disposed to intercede in her behalf. Her unprincipled conduct, in leaving her own husband and forming an illicit connexion with Rackam, tended, however, to render her friends less active. By a special favor, Rackam was permitted to visit her the day before he was executed; but, instead of condoling with him on account of his sad fate, she only observed, that she was sorry to see him there, but if he had fought like a man he needed not havying with child, she remained in prison until her recovery, was reprieved from time to time, and though we cannot communicate to our readers any particulars of her future life, or the manner of her death, yet it is certain that she was not executed.
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cruxlover
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Calico Jack it seems was a better a being dandy than a bold pirate. When the Royal Navy caught up with him he was down in the ship's hold, drinking rum and gambling with his crew. He showed no enthuseasm in coming on deck to fight for his neck, even though he knew he would be hanged if captured. Anne fired her pistol into the hold, wounding one of the men, whilst cursing them all as cowardly scurvy dogs. There was just one man who joined Ann and Mary on deck to face the Navy.
Naraku
Draconarius
Ann Bonny & Mary Reed were partial inspiration for my story "The Pirates of San Augustin" (shameless self promotion).
Along with a couple of anime pirates.
http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/the-pirates-of-san-augustin.4085/
Along with a couple of anime pirates.
http://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/the-pirates-of-san-augustin.4085/
Naraku
Draconarius
And, while we're on the subject of female pirates, may I present Ching Shih, probably the most successful pirate of all time. She rose from a common prostitute to command a virtual pirate navy & managed to do what most male pirates didn't: retire with all her loot & die of old age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih
She also had a set of rules:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih
She also had a set of rules:
- If you disobey an order, you get your head chopped off and body thrown in the ocean.
- If you steal anything from the common plunder before it has been divvied up, you get your head chopped off and body thrown in the ocean.
- If you rape anyone without permission from the leader of your squadron, you get your head chopped off and your body thrown in the ocean.
- If you have consensual sex with anyone while on duty, you get your head chopped off and your body thrown in the ocean and the woman involved would get something heavy strapped to her and also tossed in the ocean.
- If you loot a town or ship of anything at all or otherwise harass them when they have paid tribute, you get your head chopped off and your body thrown into the ocean.
- If you take shore-leave without permission, you get your head chopped off and body thrown into the ocean.
- If you try to leave the organization, you get your ears chopped off.
- Captured ugly women were to be set free unharmed. Captured pretty women could be divvied up or purchased by members of the Red Flag Fleet. However, if a pirate was awarded or purchased a pretty woman, he was then considered married to her and was expected to treat her accordingly. If he didn’t, he gets his head cut off and body thrown in the ocean.
Stephanos_Medianox
Assistant executioner
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Dorothy Brown
Brown Sugar
Please can i be made to walk the plank after being caught in bed with her husband
Sorreee
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Great pics, Jjjack, I love them, really well done. Are they yours? I would note regarding #1 that you have greatly enhanced the assets of the lady involved.
foggybottom
Venator imaginum
Lucky, a man has only one head to be chopped off!
Well actually he has two, just ask Lorena Bobbit.
