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King of the Pirates

E T Fox
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british empire
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devon
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gang-i-sawai
grand moghul ship
henry every
manhunt
master mariner
pirate
red sea

Product details

  • ISBN 9780752447186
  • Weight: 430g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Jul 2008
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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All the best stories begin at the end, and this story is no exception. In 1695 Henry Every, a master mariner from the south coast of Devon, led one of the most powerful pirate crews in history on a short but spectacularly victorious cruise in the Red Sea. Their capture of the Grand Moghul’s ship, the Gang-i-Sawai, was one of the most successful crimes ever committed, and while it made the fortune of Every’s pirates, it plunged the nascent British Empire into turmoil.

In his own time Henry Every was the most famous pirate of them all. Despite a manhunt covering four continents, and a very attractive reward on offer, he was never captured and became one of the only famous pirates to enjoy his wealth. In King of the Pirates, for the first time, E.T. Fox presents a credible account of what really happened to the king of the pirates.
About E T Fox
The author's principal job is as curator for the Golden Hind Museum in Brixham. He resides in Brixham, Devon. He has been a consultant on the Pirates of the Caribbean films and an interviewed expert on a pirate documentary hosted by Vic Reeves.Ed Fox is the author Pirates of the West Country published by Tempus.

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