CAPTAIN JACK: PIRATE OF THE CARIBBEAN

Cast in Lead-free, Kid-Safe, Pewter in the USA by skilled American Crafts People.

Our “Pirates of the Caribbean” pendant is fashioned from the Pirate Jack “Calico” Rackham’s “Jolly Roger” flag.   Calico Jack was an English Pirate Captain during the early 18th century. His nickname was derived from the colourful calico clothes he wore.

He is remembered mostly for employing two of the most notorious female pirates of his time, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, in his crew.

Calico Jack became captain by staging a mutiny against his former captain in 1718.  After a short time he met an adventurous woman, Anne Bonny, who quickly became his lover and fellow pirate. It is said she left her husband, started dressing like a man and returned to the high seas with Calico Jack to begin her own notorious pirating career. During their exploits, they took on a new male crew member who became the object of Anne’s attention. The crew member was later found out to be Mary Read, another woman who was masquerading as a man! The three became famous as Pirates and Lovers!

All came to an end 1720 when Caribbean Governor Woodes Rogers’ men came upon Jack’s vessel when he and his crew were too drunk to fight. Anne Bonny and Mary Read fought a fierce fight to save the ship, but in the end all were arrested. All the men were hanged but the women, claiming to be pregnant, escaped the noose. Captain Jack was hanged on Nowember 27, 1720 on Deadman’s Cay.

 thanks to www.thepiratesrealm.com, wikipedia.org

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A unique double-sided design from a drawing by Qrys Bennett, actualized by Pepi, Cast in Lead-free Hallmark brand Pewter by American Crafts persons in the USA. Copr 2007