Anne Bonny

Anne Bonny was an Irish-born pirate active in the Caribbean during the early 18th century. She sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and became known through accounts of her capture and trial.

Calico Jack Rackham: John Rackham, known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain active in the Caribbean in the early 18th century. Bonny sailed in Rackham’s crew and was captured with him in 1720.
A General History of the Pyrates: A 1724 book attributed to Captain Charles Johnson that recounts the lives of many pirates. Its vivid account helped establish the familiar story of Bonny’s life.
Woodes Rogers: Woodes Rogers was an English privateer and colonial governor of the Bahamas from 1718 to 1721. His campaign against piracy helped pressure pirate crews operating from the Bahamas.
Pirate mythology: Pirate mythology is the body of stories and images that shape popular ideas about pirates. Bonny’s dramatic portrayal helped make her a recurring figure in pirate lore.
Mary Read: Mary Read was an English pirate who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and was captured in 1720. Read and Bonny were fellow members of Rackham’s crew and were tried together.
Charles Johnson (author): Charles Johnson is the name given to the author of the 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates. The book attributed to Johnson is a major source for Bonny’s popular biography.
Jonathan Barnet: Jonathan Barnet was a British naval officer who captured Calico Jack Rackham’s pirate crew in 1720. Barnet’s attack ended Bonny’s documented career at sea.
Pirate women in popular culture: Pirate women in popular culture are fictional and historical female pirates represented in books, film, and other media. Bonny’s story supplies a template for later portrayals of women pirates.
Trial of Anne Bonny and Mary Read: The 1720 Jamaican proceedings that convicted Anne Bonny and Mary Read of piracy. The trial records provide the clearest surviving account of Bonny’s capture and testimony.
Piracy Act 1698: An English statute that expanded procedures for prosecuting piracy outside England. Its legal framework helps explain how colonial authorities tried pirates in Jamaica.

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John RackhamRelated: She was Rackham’s partner and sailed aboard his ship during his final voyage.