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Anne Bonny - Black Sails

Between Johnny Depp and numerous sports logos, pirates have become cartoon characters in modern culture. It's easy to forget that the real thing did exist, and that in many cases they were much more badass than the Hollywood version.

Contrary to popular belief, not all pirates hobbled on peg-legs with talking parrots perched on their shoulders, patches covering their eyes, and broad ...

Anne Bonny and Mary Reid trial. The last words of Anne Bonny was - As Captain Jack Rackman was going to be hanged Ann Bonny gave him a scornful look and spat out that, "Had you fought like a man, you need not have been hang'd like a dog."

Grace O'Malley The Pirate Queen Ireland’s pirate queen, Grace O’Malley, is a folk hero of the Emerald Isle. The story of her life is often more legend than hard history. Contemporary accounts are scarce and there’s little doubt much of her exploits have been embellished. Nevertheless, she had a grand and fearless life. One that definitely makes her a badass woman of history. Born in 1530 in what is now County Mayo on Ireland’s west coast, Grace (Gráinne in Irish) was a member the region’s…

Anne Bonny and Mary Read colour plate

Black Sails - Anne Bonny