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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. The Netflix docudrama “Lost Pirate Kingdom” took the world by storm last month, rising to the #2 most watched show on the streaming service’s U.S. site, #3 in the U.K, and #1 in Denmark. It may be the most watched six hours of early 18 th century history out there, and has likely introduced millions to the true story of Blackbeard and his Caribbean pirate cohort, a fascinating tale I researched and told in a 20...

Radio Exe Little support for Burgh Island pirates By Daniel Clark, local democracy reporter 13 objections to statue Objections have been raised against plans for a statue of two real-life female ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ overs fears it would glamorise "violent criminals who contributed nothing to the local heritage." Plans were announced last month for 2.4 metre tall sculptures of two of Britain’s forgotten pirates, Anny Bonny and Mary Read, to be i...

Statue of pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read is proposed at Burgh Island, Devon Locals have argued tributes to the pilchard industry would be more appropriate Other residents suggested a statue of a fishermans wife would be more fitting   Bigbury Parish Council had 13 objections and voted unanimously against statue Anne Bonny and Mary Read were infamous pirates hanged in the Caribbean  

BBC News By Jonathan Morris image captionHow the pirates would look perched on the rocks of Burgh Island Plans for a statue of two female pirates thought to have been lovers have been rejected by a parish council. The statue of 18th Century pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read is proposed for beauty spot Burgh Island in south Devon. The pirate pair, cast in concrete and looking out to sea, would enhance the area, say supporters. Others say a tribute to the local pilchard industry or "a fishermans w...

Backlash over Burgh Island statue honouring female pirates Some locals have registered their outrage over the proposals, questioning why a monument to ‘two criminals guilty of cruelty and thievery’ should be installed Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Objections have been raised against plans for a statue of two real-life women Pirates Of The Caribbean overs fears it would glamorise the ‘violent criminals. Plans were unveiled for an art installation on Burgh Island whi...

Release Date: 13th January 2021 Firmly fixated upon Anne Bonny’s daring attempt to rescue Captain Jack Rackham from his imprisonment on Fort Nassau, Stephanie Phillips’ narrative for issue four of A Man Among Ye arguably contains it all, from fast-paced swordplay and ear-shattering explosions through to shrewd scheming and villainous treachery. Indeed, apart from this twenty-page periodical’s rather frustrating conclusion, which sees the injured female pirate and her unconventional crew f...

The forgotten tale of female pirates honoured with Burgh Island sculpture The two female pirates were famed for leaving a stream of “looted treasure” and “treacherous ex-lovers” behind them, and fighting side-by-side they would go on to become two of the world’s most notorious pirates. Updated General History Of The Pyrates Ann Bonny (left) And Mary Read Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayInvalid Ema...

Radio Exe Pirate statues heading for Burgh Island By Daniel Clark, local democracy reporter Cross-dressing killers could boost tourism A sculpture to represent provide a permanent homage to “two of history’s greatest swashbucklers” is set to be installed on Burgh Island. The art installation, called Inexorable will represent two of Britain’s forgotten pirates, Anny Bonny and Mary Read, notorious for leaving a stream of “looted treasure” and “...

Who funds the Octonauts? One thing I didn’t appreciate about children before I had them is that when they like something, they REALLY like something. You read the same books hundreds of times. You watch the same shows hundreds of times. You listen to the same song on repeat for hours. It’s like teenage me dealing with a crush by listening to a random Brand New song all night and definitely not being more miserable than any human in history, thanks. All of this is to say that I have watched...