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The Roaring Girls: Women Pirates across the Ages
Captain's mate and comedienne Lynn Ferguson uncovers the hidden history of women and piracy.
Captain's mate and comedienne Lynn Ferguson uncovers the hidden history of women and piracy. Piracy reached its zenith in the early 18th Century, when hordes of ships trawled the Caribbean and Atlantic seas for booty. Among them were cross-dressing buccaneers Ann Bonny and Mary Read, as well as the pirate queen of the South China Seas Madam Jung E Sow, who ruled a fleet of over 600 junks and thousands of men.
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Sat 15 Sep 2007
00:30
大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM
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- Fri 14 Sep 2007 11:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM
- Sat 15 Sep 2007 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM