Awesome Historical Pirate Women They Didn’t Teach You About in School

Lady Mary Killigrew

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When Queen Elizabeth I’s Vice Admiral Sir Henry Killigrew went to sea on missions for the crown (and/or for piracy, depending on your perspective), his wife, Lady Mary Killigrew, would also take to the high seas, engaging in her own piracy. It’s believed that in lieu of a ship’s crew, Lady Killigrew took her castle staff.

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