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{{Quote|If you had fought like a man, you needn't be hanged like a dog.|Anne Bonny speaking to Jack Rackham before his execution.<ref>[http://assassinscreed.tumblr.com/image/51561804816 ''Assassin's Creed'' Tumblr]</ref>}} | {{Quote|If you had fought like a man, you needn't be hanged like a dog.|Anne Bonny speaking to Jack Rackham before his execution.<ref>[http://assassinscreed.tumblr.com/image/51561804816 ''Assassin's Creed'' Tumblr]</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Anne Bonny concept.jpg|thumb|200px|Anne Bonny]] | [[File:Anne Bonny concept.jpg|thumb|200px|Anne Bonny]] | ||
'''Anne Bonny''' (8 March 1702 – | '''Anne Bonny''' (8 March 1702 – Unknown) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Piracy|pirate]] born in Kinsale, Ireland during the early 18th century who operated out of the [[Caribbean]]. At some point, she had a relationship with the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and was the second quartermaster to his ship, the Jackdaw.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/3/4296282/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-story-of-sex-and-repentance-outlined Polygon: ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag'' story of sex and repentance]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In October of 1720, [[Jack Rackham]] and his crew (including Bonny) was attacked by a "King's Ship", a sloop that was commissioned by the Governor of [[Jamaica]], with the intent to take out Rackham. Being that most of the crew were drunk, many of the pirates provided little resistance, yet Bonny, | In October of 1720, [[Jack Rackham]] and his crew (including Bonny) was attacked by a "King's Ship", a sloop that was commissioned by the Governor of [[Jamaica]], with the intent to take out Rackham. Being that most of the crew were drunk, many of the pirates provided little resistance, yet Bonny, [[Mary Read|Mary Reed]], and an unknown man fought to their full potential. | ||
Eventually, the crew was imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Bonny and Read were only spared that fate because they were pregnant and thus British law prevented them from being executed. | Eventually, the crew was imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Bonny and Read were only spared that fate because they were pregnant and thus British law prevented them from being executed. TThe two were resuced by Edward Kenway and [[Ah Tabai]], however Mary died from her injuries. Afterwords Anne became the quartermaster for Edward's ship the Jackdaw. Her fate afterwards remains unknown. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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- "If you had fought like a man, you needn't be hanged like a dog."
- ―Anne Bonny speaking to Jack Rackham before his execution.[1]
Anne Bonny (8 March 1702 – Unknown) was an Irish pirate born in Kinsale, Ireland during the early 18th century who operated out of the Caribbean. At some point, she had a relationship with the Assassin Edward Kenway and was the second quartermaster to his ship, the Jackdaw.[2]
History
In October of 1720, Jack Rackham and his crew (including Bonny) was attacked by a "King's Ship", a sloop that was commissioned by the Governor of Jamaica, with the intent to take out Rackham. Being that most of the crew were drunk, many of the pirates provided little resistance, yet Bonny, Mary Reed, and an unknown man fought to their full potential.
Eventually, the crew was imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Bonny and Read were only spared that fate because they were pregnant and thus British law prevented them from being executed. TThe two were resuced by Edward Kenway and Ah Tabai, however Mary died from her injuries. Afterwords Anne became the quartermaster for Edward's ship the Jackdaw. Her fate afterwards remains unknown.
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Edward Kenway and Anne Bonny
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