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Anne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720) was a pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. What little that is known of her life comes largely from Captain Charles Johnson 's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates , though the information presented by Johnson about her is considered dubious.
May 3, 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. Learn more about Bonny’s life and piracy in this article.
- 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...
May 30, 2019 · Anne Bonny was a pirate who fought under the command of “Calico Jack” Rackham between 1718 and 1720. Learn more of her life and times.
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.
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.
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