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Bookmark or Share- Stede Bonnet - WikipediaStede Bonnet (1688 – 10 December 1718) was a Barbadian-born pirate and military officer, known as the Gentleman Pirate because he was a moderately wealthy landowner before turning to a life of crime.
- The Gentleman Pirate | History| Smithsonian MagazineThe popular pirate, as known from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island to the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy, was inspired by these buccaneers. But even during their...
- Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate - UNSUNG HISTORYOn today's episode, we're discussing the gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet. You may be wondering why a mostly US History podcast is focusing an episode on a Barbadian pirate. But the real story of Steve Bonnet is more closely tied to the American colonies than you may think.
- Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate Biography - ThoughtCoMajor Stede Bonnet (1688-1718) was known as the Gentleman Pirate. Most of the men associated with the Golden Age of Piracy were reluctant pirates. They were desperate but skilled sailors and brawlers who either could not find honest work or who were driven to piracy by the inhuman conditions onboard merchant or navy ships at the time.
- How Stede Bonnet Became The 'Gentleman Pirate' Of BarbadosAfter his death, many mocked the Gentleman Pirate as the worst pirate in history. But Bonnet, like many other pirates, simply had bad timing. By 1720, the golden age had ended for pirates, as states cracked down on piracy. Yet Stede Bonnet’s name would live on as the Gentleman Pirate.
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