The Most Successful Pirate in History Was a Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Forget Blackbeard: How a Former Courtesan Outmaneuvered Empires to Rule the South China Sea Pop culture has spent centuries romanticizing the Golden Age of Piracy. We are fed endless tales of figures like Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, or the fictional Jack Sparrow. Blackbeard, at the absolute peak of his power, commanded roughly four ships and a…