#Repost @thisdateinpiratehistory ・・・ • 28 April • On #thisdateinpiratehistory in 1721, pir

#Repost @thisdateinpiratehistory ・・・ • 28 April • On #thisdateinpiratehistory in 1721, pirate Mary Read dies in prison. Mary Read was born in England in 1685, and began dressing as a boy at an early age. Initially encouraged by her mother in order to receive inheritance money, and then as a teenager to join the British military. After the death of her husband around 1715, she moved to the West Indies where she met “Calico” Jack Rackham and, dressing as a man, joined his crew. Her time as a pirate was short lived, however, as she was arrested for piracy in 1720 along with Rackham and Anne Bonny. While Rackham was executed quickly, both Read and Bonny “plead their bellies” (claimed they were pregnant), which delayed their execution. Read’s reprieve was brief however, as she caught a violent fever, likely due to complications from her pregnancy, and she died in prison. . . . . #piratehistory #piratehistorypodcast #pirate #piratesofthecaribbean #maryread #femalepirate #caribbean #historyofpirates #thisdateinpiratehistory #portroyal #jamaica https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-u5ZFLn4r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link

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