Redeeming Stede Bonnet

Join our discord:   / discord   Hand over them doubloons:   / goldandgunpowder   Fork it over: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Wille... Stede Bonnet is one of those pirates that has become a pop-culture icon in the recent years. He was a sugar plantationer that left behind his family and property to become a pirate, and was eventually hanged for it. Most of his coverage agrees that he was an incompetent, silly man, who turned to piracy for nonsensical reasons. If you really dig deeper, another potential narrative starts to present itself. Rather than hopping onto the bandwagon, I want to present you an alternative view of Stede Bonnet, which is hopefully - more nuanced, more refreshing, and perhaps more realistic. In the end, I hope to have provided you with enough information to make up your own mind. Sources: The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate - Jeremy R. Moss Quest for Blackbeard - Baylus Brooks Dictionary of Pyrate Biography - Baylus Brooks Republic of Pirates - Colin Woodard 0:00 Introduction 2:05 Family Tree 6:15 Bonnet Begins 9:55 Blackbeard 13:15 The Protestant Caesar 15:13 Alliance ends 18:34 Endgame 22:23 A gentleman pirate 27:02 Outro #bonnet #stedebonnet #pirates #biography #biographies #history #goldandgunpowder