SYMHC Classics: Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: SYMHC Classics: Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:26:27
• Published: 2018-11-17 15:00

Today we revisit our 2013 episode on Stede Bonnet, who left his family in 1717 and became a pirate. Despite having no seafaring experience, Bonnet's brief career as a pirate was eventful, including a stint aboard Blackbeard's ship and raids along the Atlantic coast of North America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com