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It was there that she met Calico Jack Rackham. In August 1720, Rackam, with a crew including Bonny and another woman, Mary Read, stole a ship and became notorious pirates. Bonny was captured alongside Rackham and Read in October 1720.
Aug 23, 2024 · 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 included fellow female pirate Mary Read) plundered merchant ships and fishing boats in the Caribbean.
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- 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...
- 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...
Apr 19, 2024 · The pirate show Black Sails gives Calico Jack and Anne Bonny a happy ending, unlike their real-life deaths. Learn why the creators chose to leave their fates open-ended and how they differ from history.
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While in port, Rackham began an affair with Anne Bonny, wife of sailor James Bonny, who was employed by Governor Rogers. James Bonny learned about the relationship and brought Anne to Governor Rogers, who ordered her whipped on charges of adultery.
Anne grew especially enamored of one paramour, John “Calico Jack” Rackam, so-called due to his affinity for garish clothing, and left Bonny to join Rackam’s crew. One legend holds that she...
Aug 23, 2021 · Anne Bonny gained her notoriety when she sailed off with the English pirate John Rackham (d. 1720), whose nickname was ‘Calico Jack’ because of his preference for plain cotton clothes rather than the often outlandish silks other pirates preferred.
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May 30, 2019 · Anne Bonny (1700–1782) was a female pirate who fought with "Calico Jack" Rackham and Mary Read in the Caribbean. She was captured, pregnant, and spared the death sentence in 1720, but her later life is unknown.
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