While pirates are often thought of as male, numerous women are still remembered as some of the greatest pirates of their time. But what about the ‘pirate queen’? In the world of pirating, there was no ...

Most pirates have been wild and lawless men ... By 1810, she is said to have commanded a fleet of 1,800 ships, with 80,000 crewmen, women and children, and to have effectively controlled most ...