Stede Bonnet, the 'Gentleman Pirate,' was a very real person — but what happened when he met up with Blackbeard?
The Big Picture The Max series Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, may seem like it is based on an outlandish premise.
It was only after Bonnet had set sail that he told his crew that their prime duty was piracy. He then offered them a very clear choice; pillage and plunder and be given a share in the profits in addition to their wages, or be marooned. He called his ship Revenge and, despite his inexperience, managed to raid several merchant ships off the coast of Virginia. He burned any ships from his home in Barbados to prevent news of his new career from getting around.
Stede Bonnet's Real Life Is Almost Stranger Than Fiction Despite his title of the Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet was not necessarily considered to be the kindly gentleman he is in Our Flag Means Death. He was reputed to be harsh to both his prisoners and his crew members; in fact, he is often said to be the inventor of the punishment of walking the plank popularized by fictional stories of the high seas.
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