21 Famous Pirates That Put Jack Sparrow To Shame
This post was originally published on this siteForget Jack Sparrow. These famous pirates were the swashbuckling, sword-slinging ruffians that originally made the skull and crossbones […]
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How Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley Defied Elizabeth I And Conquered A Man’s World
This post was originally published on this siteHow pirate queen Grace O’Malley ruled the high seas, bent the English crown to her will, and rose […]
They Told Deborah Sampson She Couldn’t Fight In The Revolutionary War — So She Became A Man
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Deborah Sampson wasn’t allowed to fight for her country’s freedom during the Revolutionary War as a woman, […]
26 Famous Gangsters From The Height Of The Public Enemy Era
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 27 George “Baby Face” Nelson George “Baby Face” Nelson was a notorious bank robber and […]
The Weathermen: Inside The Free-Loving, Bomb-Planting Radical Group
This post was originally published on this siteExperience the most outrageous stories and photos from the Weathermen a.k.a. the Weather Underground, the Vietnam War-era radicals […]
How Thomas More Went From The King’s Trusted Advisor To Having No Head
This post was originally published on this siteSir Thomas More was a devout Catholic and a civil servant to King Henry in the sixteenth century. […]
Meet Bartholomew Roberts, The Most Successful Pirate Of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteBartholomew Roberts may have been history’s most polite pirate, but that didn’t stop him from being the ultimate […]
How Genghis Khan’s Great-Great-Granddaughter Turned Into One Of Asia’s Fiercest Warriors
This post was originally published on this siteMuch of what is known about Khutulun comes from the written historical accounts of Marco Polo and the […]
How Anne Bonny and Mary Read Changed The Face Of Female Piracy
This post was originally published on this siteAnne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in […]
How Francis Marion’s Revolutionary Use Of Guerrilla Warfare Changed Military Tactics Forever
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “Swamp Fox,” Francis Marion spent the war showing the British just how uncomfortable he could […]
Griselda Blanco: The Full Story Of The “Cocaine Godmother”
This post was originally published on this siteWhy “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco may have been the most larger-than-life drug lord to ever rule the underworld. […]
From The Woods To Politics — Who Was The Real Davy Crockett?
This post was originally published on this siteMost people know Davy Crockett as a daring frontiersman, but he actually had quite the interesting life outside […]
How ‘Mad Bomber’ George Metesky Held New York City Hostage
This post was originally published on this site“Mad Bomber” George Metesky may come off like a comic book supervillain, but his mid-century reign of terror […]
The Real Gangs Of New York: When The Dead Rabbits And Bowery Boys Ruled Five Points
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits, meet the Five Points gangs that were the real-life gangs […]