Show Notes
We've got a VERY special guest aboard the Queens ship! Greg Jenner, historian, author, and host of the BBC's You're Dead to Me, joins Katy and Nathan to discuss two of the most infamous women of the Golden Age of Piracy: Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Were Anne and Mary besties? Lovers? Just two women trying to make it in a very dangerous, very male-dominated world? The historical record is messy, the legends are even messier, and Greg is here to help us sort through it all.
Grab your rum, hoist the sails, and prepare for some high-seas scandal!
Love Greg? Check out his BBC history-comedy podcast, You're Dead to Me, here: https://link.mgln.ai/YDTM-Queens
Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & introducing Greg Jenner
01:25 – Getting to know Greg: Horrible Histories, castles & comedy
09:00 – Pirate queens & the Golden Age of Piracy
19:00 – Mary Read: Our first pirate lady
27:15 – Anne Bonny: Our second pirate lady
32:00 – Anne & Mary meet: Friendship, romance & life at sea
41:15 – The downfall: Capture, trials & mysterious endings
47:00 – Wrap-up & where to find Greg Jenner
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