Table of Contents

Introduction
The Rise and Fall of English Piracy from the 1540s to the 1720s
Pirates, Female Receivers and Partners: The Discrete Supporters of Maritime Plunder from the 1540s to the 1640s
Wives, Partners and Prostitutes: Women and Long-Distance Piracy from the 1640s to the 1720s
Petitioners and Victims: Women's Experiences from the 1620s to the 1720s
The Women Pirates: Fact or Fiction?
Epilogue
Bibliography

About the Author

JOHN C. APPLEBY is a Senior Lecturer in History at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of Women and English Piracy, (Boydell, 2013).

Reviews

A new and stimulating perspective on early modern maritime plundering.
*ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW*

Appleby's latest offering is well researched and written in engaging prose-a wonderful marriage of academic content and readability.
*NORTHERN MARINER*

Sustained in its excellence. Rivetingly readable and meticulously researched.
*TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT*

The recovery of the lives of women who supported and maintained pirates, or who were abandoned and abused by them, is long overdue and this book helps to redress the balance.
*INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY*

By focusing on the role of women in the development of English piracy Appleby reveals elements of the socioeconomic structure of privateering that other critics have overlooked, offering a more complete picture of early modern seafaring.
*SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL*

A well written, insightful, and long-overdue study of the various roles women played as supporters and accessories of pirates.
*REVIEWS IN HISTORY*

An enjoyable read, engagingly written. ... Appleby's attention to detail as well as his meticulous archival work, result in a book that is essential reading for all those interested in the history of piracy, women's history, maritime studies, and colonial history.
*EARLY MODERN WOMEN JOURNAL*

Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*