Female pirates were exceedingly rare at this time (in many cases, women were banned from ships), but It's likely that Bonny was inspired by Grace O'Malley, another Irish pirate, who was granted an ...

Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells. The publishers say that the story features a strong, diverse cast of female and non-binary lead characters fighting to ...

Renowned for their ruthlessness, these two female pirates challenged the sailors’ adage that a woman’s presence on shipboard invites bad luck Abbott Kahler Anne Bonny (left) and Mary Read, as ...

Anne Bonny and Mary Read took up piracy in August 1720. In November of that same year, they were accused of piracy in the Caribbean and were forced to take the stand in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

In 1720, two women — Anne Bonny and Mary Read — sailed together, enjoying a brief period as two of the fiercest pirates on the seas. After Read fell in love with a fellow pirate, he angered ...

Two female pirates famed for leaving a stream of “looted treasure” and “treacherous ex-lovers” behind them have been commemorated with a new statue. Figures of Anne Bonny and Mary Read ...

The real-life pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read have found a welcome port in comic books thanks to writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Craig Cermak with their creator-owned title A Man Among Ye ...

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