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The Roaring Girls: Women Pirates across the Ages

2/2. 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.

2/2. 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.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Sep 2007 00:30
大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Sep 2007 11:30
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM
  • Sat 22 Sep 2007 00:30
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland FM