Since childhood, she loved martial arts and hated literature, which made her unable to bear her father's decision to send her to a monastery at the age of 18, so she fled her family. She cut off her red hair, disguised as a man and began to wander. In order to survive, she worked as a waitress in a bar, a postman in a post office, a thief group and a sailor. A year later in Peru, she signed up for the army and successfully concealed her identity.
In the army at that time, unequal events occurred frequently. The first mate not only deducted wages, but also bullied and abused soldiers at every turn. Catalina, as fierce as fire, was unwilling to be humiliated. One night, in a large-scale collective conflict, she was angry and killed the colonel who was the deputy commander of the garrison, and was at daggers drawn with the colonel's adjutant. Because it was too dark, no one could see each other's faces clearly. After fierce fighting, Katarina won the final victory. But she was surprised to find that she killed her brother who had been in the army for many years. The grief-stricken Katrina was deeply mired in remorse and remorse. She fled the station overnight and joined the pirate gang in despair.
In the vast sea, Katarina, with a generous personality, quickly became one with pirates. The pirates admire her superb navigation skills and skillful martial arts, and she also likes the pirates' sincerity and frankness. In a naval battle, the captain died. She was elected as the new captain. Only then did she find her daughter's body. At this time, the pirates were surprised to find that their captain turned out to be a good girl who ran away from home.
In this way, Katarina started a 1-year war and gradually became a pirate queen. However, she has her own rules: she has never attacked Spanish ships, and she often rescues Spanish merchant ships in distress. She misses her motherland all the time.
finally, under the joint encirclement and suppression of Spain and Britain, Katrina's team was defeated by the Spanish fleet. She was taken back to Madrid for trial. After the first trial, she was sentenced to death, but people agreed that she was innocent. This incident alarmed King Philippe III le Bon. Under his intervention, the court reopened the case, and finally Katrina was acquitted. Not only that, the king personally summoned the "hero of Spain" and gave her "a lot of money and fiefs". Katarina has always lived in her own fief and never got married. Beautiful Anne and Mary are two famous female pirates. How many years have passed, whether in Spain or Britain, it has always been the object of many folk songs.
Anne was born in Ireland, the illegitimate daughter of William Cormac, a famous lawyer, and Perot Brennan, a maid. The scandal prevented her father from practicing locally, so he had to leave England with his mistress and daughter and go to Charleston, South Carolina. Here, William started a new life, became a successful businessman and accumulated considerable property. It's a pity that Anne is rough, grumpy and unrestrained. She likes to dance with knives and guns since she was a child. At the age of 13, she stabbed a maid with a knife for a trivial matter. Once, a dude tried to rape her, but she beat him up. Nevertheless, because of the wealth of her family, she has become the object of men's pursuit. Later, she married a penniless sailor named James Bonnie. Her father was very opposed, and after all kinds of obstruction failed, he was deprived of her inheritance in a rage.
In order to change the environment, James Bonnie took Anne (Anne Bonnie at this time) to New Providence, the pirate's lair in the Bahamas. But Anne soon got tired of her honest husband. Before long, she met John Rackham. Rackham, who was personable, had nothing to do at that time, and had plenty of time to spend with Anne, buying all kinds of gold and silver jewelry and fashion gadgets for her. What makes Anne most happy is that he actually asked James to buy Anne ―― it was illegal at that time, but it was very common, and it was the best way for a man to show his love to his beloved woman. Of course James didn't want to, and he told the governor. The governor threatened to whip Anne if she didn't return to her husband. But Annie certainly doesn't want to go back. The two fell out completely.
At this moment, Rackham showed his true colors ―― it turned out that he was a pirate leader. Because he liked to wear beautiful cotton clothes, Jianghu people called him "Cotton Jack". Worked for the famous pirate Wayne and was captured by a Jamaican patrol boat. In May 1719, Governor Roger was lucky enough to be pardoned. Waiting for a chance to make a comeback ― no wonder he has so much money and leisure. At the instigation of Rackham, the two men stole a sailboat anchored in the harbor and started their pirate career.
After several years of bloody pirate life, Anne has changed from a spoiled wayward rich woman to a strong-willed and brave sea heroine. Once, they hijacked a Dutch merchant ship. Like other pirates, Anne and Rackham forced skilled people to board the ship. In the process of selecting personnel, Anne took a fancy to a handsome young sailor and left him behind. However, when she found out at night that the person she liked was neither a Dutch nor a beautiful teenager, but an English woman, she flew into a rage and wanted to kill her on the spot. Under the relentless dissuasion of John Rackham, Anne finally accepted Mary Rhett who disguised as a man. From then on, they became not only the accomplices of pirates, but also the people who slept with Rackham.
mary read was born in London, England at the end of 17th century. Like Anne, Mary is an illegitimate daughter. Her mother likes to dress her up as a boy since she was a child. When she grows up, she also likes to wear men's clothes. She is naturally fond of an exciting life. So Mary, like Mulan, grew up disguised as a man and worked as an orderly in a warship. After the outbreak of the Anglo-French War, she joined the army, worked as an infantry, and later even worked as a cavalry.
mary read, a woman disguised as a man, fought the Spanish for a long time. She is not only very brave, but also pulls off her bra and exposes her breasts every time she knocks her opponent to the ground. At the same time, she shouted to her opponent, "You died at the hands of a woman." The purpose of her doing this is not only to make her opponent die clearly, but also to inspire her strong fighting spirit again and again.
Of course, just because a woman has been disguised as a man for a long time, it doesn't mean that she is not feminine. After years of fighting, she fell in love with a young comrade-in-arms from Holland. After several imaginary misunderstandings and twists and turns, this brave and kind young man also fell in love with her. So they found an opportunity to leave the army and return to the young people's hometown-Holland. After getting married, they opened a small hotel and started a new life of loving couples. It should have been a happy ending, but unfortunately, Mary's husband died of a fever shortly after the wedding. Unable to continue to run a hotel in Holland, Mary had to dress up as a man and wander around to make a living. After many twists and turns, she worked as a crew member on a ship and was captured by Anne on her way to the Caribbean, officially becoming a pirate. But Anne also assured her that only Anne and Rackham knew that she was a woman.
Anne and Mary have a romantic life, but they are always brave in battle, just like two crazy lionesses. At the end of 21, when their ship was moored near the coast of Jamaica, a British gunboat "Manchester" sent by the governor of Jamaica to destroy pirates attacked them. Because Rackham and eight other male pirates were almost as drunk as a fiddler and could not fight, they had to hide in the cabin. The two women bravely rushed forward and struggled. Mary lost her temper with her boyfriend when she thought it was all over. She killed a pirate in a rage, then wounded several pirates and shouted at the cowards, "Come on, fight like a man!" " "Later in court, Manchester captain Josena barnett also testified that although they saw many pirates, they only met the resistance of two pirates. One of the pirates shot at the others who were hiding and screamed to get them up to fight.
Being outnumbered, Anne, Mary and Rackham were captured together. When they were tried in Port Royal, public opinion overwhelmingly demanded acquittal, and the local media also fought a news war for them. Because they are women, they are tried separately. According to the records of the imperial court, "they are all dissolute by nature, swearing in court and willing to do anything shameless." The court finally found them guilty of "piracy, robbery and other felonies" and sentenced them to hanging. However, according to the law, because both of them were pregnant at that time, they were not hanged and were held in prison for a long time. According to newspaper reports at that time, mary read once made such a statement in court: "In fact, hanging is nothing to be afraid of. If it weren't for hanging, those timid people might become pirates, so brave people would find no place to use them. "
When Rackham was hanged, he asked to see Anne for the last time. But Anne looked at Rackham on the gallows. Instead of feeling sorry for him, she said contemptuously, "John, I'm sorry to see you here, but if you fight like a man, you won't be hanged here like a dog."
Later, Mary died of fever in prison before the baby was born. On the other hand, Anne disappeared ―― some people say that her rich father, a businessman, finally forgave her and managed to get her paroled; It is also said that Anne successfully escaped from prison and joined another pirate team active on the coast of North America. Because she would rather be a hungry sea shark than a goldfish in the pool. Anyway, I hope she can start a new life from now on. Every kind person is looking forward to it.