The Notorious Pirate King Who Vanished With the Riches of a Mughal Treasure Ship | History
In the late 17th century, Henry Avery—the subject of the first global manhunt—bribed his way into the Bahamas
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In the late 17th century, Henry Avery—the subject of the first global manhunt—bribed his way into the Bahamas
They say this is the oldest street in Nassau, so old it was here before there was a Nassau in The Bahamas.
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Henry Every and his crew helped plunder an armed Mughal trading vessel This created tensions between the empire and England/the East India Company The English Government placed a bounty upon the murderous pirate's head Captain Every and his crew fled via Bourbon and Ascension to New Providence Yet news of their crimes caught up with them, and they were forced to flee again Exactly where Every and most of his crew went next has remained a mystery Recently found coins support the theory that some ended up in New England