Happy birthday to Anne Bonny, born March 8, 1698 (or 1702 or 1707) who rose from the life as an illegitimate daughter of an English lawyer and his maid to be one of the most formidable and interesting pirates of the Golden Age.
Recommended reading:
- Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas
- A Pirate’s Life for She – Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages
