Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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Ching Shih: Shih is known as the most successful female pirate in history. A fascinating historical figure, she was beautiful and a former prostitute. After gaining equality to her husband, the pirate Cheng, she took over his operation upon his demise.
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Learn More »When you think of a pirate, what’s the first thing that comes into mind? An angry bearded man with a hook for a hand, right? Ha! Well, you should know to never discount the ladies who roamed the high seas! In fact, there were many female pirates – fierce ones at that. Here are a few of the most well known swashbuckling ladies in history…
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Read More »After eloping with a poor sailor named James Bonny, Anne Bonny was disowned by her father. She dressed as a man and ran away with her new husband to seek opportunity in the Caribbean. The romance between Anne and James didn’t last long, and soon after they arrived in the Caribbean, Anne left her husband for the famous pirate, Calico Jack. Bonny and Jack lived together as husband and wife aboard Jack’s pirate ship until they were captured by the British government. Mary Read’s impressive resume dates back to her mid-teens when she escaped her impoverished life in England and joined the army, going by the alias Mark. She fought with the infantry and cavalry in Flanders, and while serving she met, fell in love, and married a fellow soldier who died shortly after they wed. Read then abandoned the army and found herself on a Dutch privateer ship sailing to the West Indies. Along the journey, the ship was captured by Calico Jack and thus began Mary’s life as a pirate and a member of Jack’s crew. Legend has it that Mary protected a new lover from death by challenging his enemy to a duel. She came armed with a sword, pistol, and won. Go girl! In 1720, Jack’s ship was captured by Jonathan Barnet. While the majority of Jack’s crew hid below the decks, Mary and her BFF Anne Bonny, stayed on deck and attempted to fight off their capturers. They were unsuccessful in their fight which ultimately led to the deaths of all the male members of Jack’s crew, including Calico Jack himself. Mary and Anne were both imprisoned in Jamaica, where Mary died of a fever.
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