Aeson I learned nerd for this. Feb 8, 2022 #3 Stede Bonnet was a real person and a real pirate. He wasn't a very good one. Blackbeard stole his ship not once but twice if I recall. He was a wealthy land owner that got bored. He abandoned his family and took to the seas. The Gentleman Pirate How Stede Bonnet went from wealthy landowner to villain on the sea www.smithsonianmag.com
Stede Bonnet was a real person and a real pirate. He wasn't a very good one. Blackbeard stole his ship not once but twice if I recall. He was a wealthy land owner that got bored. He abandoned his family and took to the seas. The Gentleman Pirate How Stede Bonnet went from wealthy landowner to villain on the sea www.smithsonianmag.com