Pirate Every
One of the most famous of all English pirates. He severed in the Royal Navy before turning to plunder the seas.
Three reasons to love Henry Every
He actually managed to retire. (Something few pirates lived to do)
He kept his gold.
He was the inspiration for some of Daniel Defoe's books.
His novels include: Robinson Crusoe (1719), Captain Singleton (1720), Journal of the Plague Year (1722), Captain Jack (1722), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxanda (1724).
He kept his gold.
He was the inspiration for some of Daniel Defoe's books.
His novels include: Robinson Crusoe (1719), Captain Singleton (1720), Journal of the Plague Year (1722), Captain Jack (1722), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxanda (1724).
Henry Every at a Glance
Henry Every or Avery or Avary (born c. 1653 in Plymouth, disappeared from record 1696) was a pirate/marooner whose aliases included John Avary, Long Ben, and Benjamin Bridgeman. He is most famous for being apparently one of the few major pirate captains to retire with his loot without being arrested or killed in battle.
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Information on other Pirates.
- Morgan The Pirate
- Henry Morgan 1635-1688 Morgan was an admiral and general, country gentleman and planter, custos and judge of the court of Vice-Admiralty, governor and a knight.He was also the most ruthless and feared pirate of all time.
- Charles Vane
- Charles Vane terrorized the Caribbean in the early 1700's. But in 1720 that all came to an end when he lost his ship in a storm.
- Christopher Condent
- Flying the 3 skull and cross bone flag. He attacked merchant ships off Africa and Aruba.
- Pirate Walter Kennedy
- Served with Bartholomew Roberts in the early 1700's plundering the Spanish Maine.
- Captain Kidd
- Kidd had to be once of the unluckiest pirates ever to become famous. The poor guy seemed plagued by one misfortune after and other. He was eventually caught, tried and hanged in 1701.
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