let’s learn about famous pirates!

Let’s learn Let’s learn about famous about famous

pirates!pirates!

Famous piratesFamous pirates

• There are quite a few famous pirates There are quite a few famous pirates that we can learn about.that we can learn about.

• Today we will learn about 2 of these Today we will learn about 2 of these famous pirates!famous pirates!

• These pirates both lived around 300 These pirates both lived around 300 years ago.years ago.

Have you heard of Have you heard of Blackbeard?Blackbeard?

• Blackbeard is Blackbeard is probably the most probably the most famous of all famous of all pirates.pirates.

• He grew his beard He grew his beard down to his waist down to his waist and even put lighted and even put lighted fuses in the ends of fuses in the ends of his hair to scare his his hair to scare his enemies!enemies!

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Was he a kind captain?Was he a kind captain?

• No!No!• Blackbeard once Blackbeard once

robbed his own crew!robbed his own crew!• His ship ran His ship ran agroundaground

in 1718 so Blackbeard in 1718 so Blackbeard loaded the treasure loaded the treasure into a small boat and into a small boat and rowed off. He rowed off. He promised to return for promised to return for his his crewcrew but he never but he never went back for them!went back for them!

• Aground: Stuck in the Aground: Stuck in the sand.sand.

• Crew: The gang of Crew: The gang of pirates that worked for pirates that worked for Blackbeard.Blackbeard.

Interesting fact!Interesting fact!

Did you know that Did you know that Blackbeard’s favourite Blackbeard’s favourite drink was Rum mixed drink was Rum mixed with gunpowder!with gunpowder!

A wanted man!A wanted man!

• Pirates were such a problem in the 1700s Pirates were such a problem in the 1700s that large rewards were offered to that large rewards were offered to anyone who could catch them.anyone who could catch them.

• If you caught a pirate you could expect a If you caught a pirate you could expect a reward of up to £15.reward of up to £15.

• If you caught a pirate captain like If you caught a pirate captain like Blackbeard you could get as much as Blackbeard you could get as much as £40!£40!

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How long do you think How long do you think Blackbeard was a pirate Blackbeard was a pirate

captain for?captain for?• A long time?A long time?

• No! Blackbeard was only a pirate No! Blackbeard was only a pirate captain for 2 years.captain for 2 years.

• He was eventually caught and killed He was eventually caught and killed by the Royal Navy in a battle off the by the Royal Navy in a battle off the coast of North America.coast of North America.

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Were there any girl Were there any girl pirates?pirates?

• Yes!Yes!

• It was very rare for It was very rare for a woman to a woman to become a pirate become a pirate but there were a but there were a few.few.

• Anne Bonny is one Anne Bonny is one of the most of the most famous.famous.

Here is Anne Bonny Here is Anne Bonny with another with another female pirate female pirate called Mary Read.called Mary Read.

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Anne BonnyAnne Bonny

• Anne came from Ireland and Anne came from Ireland and travelled with her father to North travelled with her father to North America in the 1700s.America in the 1700s.

• They wanted to start a new life there.They wanted to start a new life there.

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Anne runs awayAnne runs away

• When Anne was 16 she ran When Anne was 16 she ran away with a pirate to live away with a pirate to live in the Bahamas.in the Bahamas.

• She lived amongst pirates She lived amongst pirates and it was there that she and it was there that she met a pirate called Calico met a pirate called Calico Jack.Jack.

• She persuaded him to She persuaded him to let her join his crew let her join his crew and he was so and he was so impressed by her impressed by her fighting skills that he fighting skills that he agreed.agreed.

• Anne was very good at Anne was very good at fighting and always fighting and always dressed in men’s dressed in men’s clothes because they clothes because they were easier to fight in!were easier to fight in!

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We have been learning We have been learning about 2 famous pirates!about 2 famous pirates!

BlackbeardBlackbeardHow long ago did How long ago did Blackbeard live?Blackbeard live?

What did Blackbeard What did Blackbeard put in his hair to scare put in his hair to scare his enemies?his enemies?

How long was How long was Blackbeard a pirate Blackbeard a pirate captain for?captain for?

Anne BonnyAnne BonnyWhere did Anne Bonny Where did Anne Bonny come from?come from?

How old was Anne How old was Anne when she ran away when she ran away from home?from home?

Which pirate captain Which pirate captain agreed to let her be a agreed to let her be a pirate on his ship?pirate on his ship?

300 years

Lit fuses!

2 years!

Ireland

Calico Jack

16 years old

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