In this episode we will go back to the time when pirates prowled the Caribbean in search of gold and other treasures. Most unusual among the long list of pirates was Anne Bonny. Strong willed and fiercely independent, Anne achieved fame and status as a pirate when society at that time severely restricted what a woman could wear, say or do. In every respect, Anne shattered those conventions when she took up piracy and by all accounts was a terror on the high seas just as ferocious as her male counterparts.

Main Points

• From an early age, Anne Bonny defied authority, be it her father’s or the Crown’s. She was confident, independent, determined and prone to violence.
• She began her pirate career after she met Calico Jack Rackham in or around 1720.
• After her capture, Anne was sentenced to die. She managed to escape the hangman’s noose and faded into history as no one is for certain what her fate was.

Takeaways

• Anne’s enduring fame originated from her being history’s only one of two recorded female pirates in the Caribbean. 
• Her pirate career was exceedingly short, only spanning the years from 1719 to 1720.

Dive Deeper…

• Lost Pirate Kingdom Series. Netflix.
• Earliest record of Anne Bonny’s life located in Captain Charles Johnson's A General History of the Pyrates. 

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