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Mary Read

Mary Read (died April 1721), was an English pirate who served under John Rackham. She and Anne Bonny were among the few female pirates during the "Golden Age of Piracy".

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Allegiance
John Rackham
Base of operations
West Indies
Died
April 1721 (1721-05) Spanish Town, Colony of Jamaica
Resting place
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Type
Pirate
Years active
August – October 1720

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Early life

John Rackham and Piracy

Capture and imprisonment

Death

Legacy

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Mary Read

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Edges77
Triples99
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
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Mary Read

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related to Speculation of Read's sexuality · 17
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related to Legacy · 16
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related to Early life · 14
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related to John Rackham and Piracy · 13
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related to External links · 3
Mary Read → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Allegiance · 1
Mary Read → John Rackham
Base of operations · 1
Mary Read → West Indies
Died · 1
Mary Read → April 1721 (1721-05) Spanish Town, Colony of Jamaica
Resting place · 1
Mary Read → Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica

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Mary ReadAllegianceJohn Rackham1.00infobox
Mary ReadBase of operationsWest Indies1.00infobox
Mary ReadDiedApril 1721 (1721-05) Spanish Town, Colony of Jamaica1.00infobox
Mary ReadResting placeSaint Catherine Parish, Jamaica1.00infobox
Mary ReadTypePirate1.00infobox
Mary ReadYears activeAugust – October 17201.00infobox
Mary Readis amain character of the 2024 fiction book Saltblood by Francesca de Tores0.90text
Charles Ellms' Pirates Own Book would discuss Read at lengthinstance ofliterature0.80text
often with illustrationsinstance ofliterature0.80text
Steve Goochinstance ofThis article would inspire writers0.80text
which in turn would influence many media depictions including transgender depictions in the 21st century.In 2020instance ofThis article would inspire writers0.80text
a statue of Bonnyinstance ofThis article would inspire writers0.80text

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