They were feared by the captains of other ships.
At the mention of the pirates in the head usually brings forth images of a bearded man in a cocked hat with a bottle of rum in one hand and a sword in the other. However, the glory dashing explorers and the thirst for easy money also agitated the minds of the weak half of humanity. Did not frighten them nor the dysentery, nor scurvy, nor the fact that the ship smelled so watery eyes. Among the most daring pirates of all times and peoples we have 10 women that peaceful life is rather a dangerous craft.
Jeanne De Clisson
XIV century
After her husband of Jeanne de Clisson nobleman Olivier III was accused of treason and executed, she decided to avenge him. Of five children she gave to the education of his family, and she hired a team of pirates and bought three ships, on which her orders were set scarlet sails. For 13 years she has kept at Bay the crews of all ships passing through the English channel. All the aristocrats that comes its way, waiting for one part to be beheaded with an axe. The rest of the team sent to feed the fish. Deciding to end piracy, Jeanne de Clisson moved to England. In France she returned just before his death, to be near their children.
Grace O’malley
XVI century
The ranks of the pirates, grace O’malley, known as Granual, joined after the marriage. After her marriage to O’flaherty, Donnellon Warlike, grace led the fleet of her husband. When he was killed, grace continued her pirate activities on the island, Claire. She captured the entire coast of Mayo. In 1588 grace O’malley participated in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. 10 years later earth Granual was ravaged by the Irish rebels because grace helped the British, and Gradual returned to the island for Claire. According to one version she died in battle during the boarding of an enemy vessel, the other his death in Rockfleet.
Lady Elizabeth Killigrew
XVI century
Deciding to go to the pirates, dear citizens of the court of Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Killigrew and her husband John Killigrew made from local residents in Cornwall pirate gang. Together they attacked the ships passing along the South coast of England. The raids were led by Elizabeth, but not from the deck of the ship and on land. The loot she was hiding in the garden of the castle. When fishing families Killigrew was discovered, most of the men were executed. Elizabeth was pardoned.
Saeed Al-Hurra
XVI century
After the capture of Granada Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, the family of Banu Rashid name with her daughter saidoi was forced to find a new home. In 16 years the girl was married, and after her husband’s death she became the ruler of Tetuan. Second husband of Saida was the king of Morocco. Wanting retribution for the flight from Granada, she shared with Barbarossa the Mediterranean sea and became a pirate. Said the rules of Tetouan over 30 years until it was dethroned son-in-law. According to historical records, died’eed al-Hurra in poverty.
Jacquotte Delay
XVII century
When Jacotte killed his father, a native of Haiti have not invented anything better than to turn to piracy to feed himself and suffering from dementia younger brother. Trying to escape from persecution of the authorities, she faked her own death and lived for several years under a male name. After returning to the pirate Stroy the girl was nicknamed the red-haired, back from the dead. Together with a gang of pirates in 1656 she captured a small island in the Caribbean sea. A few years later the pirates were killed in a shootout defending this small piece of land surrounded by the sea.
Anne Dieu-Le-Ve
XVII century
Presumably, her as a criminal deported to Tortuga. In 1684 she got married there and gave birth to a child, but after 6 years of marriage, her husband was killed in the fighting. After a year, Anne Dieu-Le-Ve remarried and had a second child. Soon, however, the second husband of Anne Dieu-Le-Ve died. Ironically, her third husband was the murderer of her second husband: Anne Dieu-Le-Ve challenged him to a duel to avenge her lover’s death, but admiring the courage of the pirate refused to shoot, instead offering his hand and heart. After the wedding, she was sailing with her husband Lawrence de Graaf, and along with other members of the team, participated in the attacks and were engaged in robbery. According to some versions, alighting on land, the couple settled in Louisiana or Mississippi.
Baroness Christina Anna Skit
XVII century
Another pirate gang was organized by the family of barons. Baroness Christina together with her husband Baron Gustaf Drake and brother Baron Gustave Sitcom in the 17th century plundered ships in the Baltic sea. After one of these attacks on the Dutch merchants and the Dutch government finally decided to end the pirates. Gustav Skitt was caught and killed, Christina together with her husband returned to Sweden, where he was pardoned because of their titles.
Rachel Wall
XVIII century
Rachel has written its name in history as the first American pirates. Together with her husband, George wall, they gathered pirates and commandeered the ship. The pirates waited for a storm, during which pretended that the ship is in distress. When passing by the ship, Rachel went out on deck and called for help. Responding to the call of the sailors killed, taken all the values, and the ship sank. Caught Rachel stealing on land. At trial, she demanded that it be tried as a pirate, but no ordinary thief. She was found guilty and in 1789 was hanged.
Anne Bonnie
XVIII century
In the early 18th century, Anne Bonny, her lover is a pirate, Jack Rackham, and Mary read were the most fearsome pirates in the waters of the Caribbean. In 1720, the three were captured by the British. All were sentenced to death. Jack executed immediately, Mary died in prison from fever, penalty Bonnie was postponed, taking into account the fact that she was pregnant. But it is not known whether there was a judgment given in the action. According to some, wealthy Bonnie’s dad helped her get out of jail and escape.
Sadie The Goat
XIX century
In the 19th century, Sadie Farrell was “Queen of the port” of new York. Deciding to engage in criminal activity, Sadie looked for themselves on the streets of the victims, hit them by my head and took the wallet. For this technique robberies Sadie and was nicknamed the Goat. With all the sushi she moved into the waters of the Hudson, where, together with a gang of mercenaries attacked the rich ships of mariners.
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