Anne Bonny was one of the few women who defied the proscription against female pirates in the 18th century. She was ruthless, brave and didn’t take no for an answer. Let us tell you the story of her extraordinary life… | Freeda En

Anne Bonny — the pirate who wrote her own code. The story of Anne Bonny is hard to capture in a short post… Most of the lore and legend about her stems from the multiple editions of A General History of the Pyrates, by Captain Charles Johnson. And as we know, many of his stories were sensationalized in order to sell books. However, here is the story of Anne Bonny- Born in Ireland in 1697 as Anne Cormac, Anne crossed the Atlantic to South Carolina, where she married a small-time sailor, James Bon

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were female pirates at a time when the idea of women committing such significant crimes was so unusual that the admiralty didn't know what to do with them. When the pair went on trial, things became even more complicated after some shocking admissions were made. #PiratesBehindTheLegends is now streaming on Disney . | National Geographic History