[{"n": "Blackbeard", "u": "/e/pirates/blackbeard/", "s": "English pirate who terrorized the West Indies and American colonies."}, {"n": "Anne Bonny", "u": "/e/pirates/anne-bonny/", "s": "The notorious female pirate who sailed with John Rackham and Mary Read."}, {"n": "Mary Read", "u": "/e/pirates/mary-read/", "s": "English pirate who served under John Rackham, known for being one of the few female pirates of the Golden Age."}, {"n": "Calico Jack", "u": "/e/pirates/calico-jack/", "s": "English pirate known for female crew members Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and a fictional flag."}, {"n": "Bartholomew Roberts", "u": "/e/pirates/bartholomew-roberts/", "s": "Welsh pirate who captured over 400 prize ships during the Golden Age of Piracy."}, {"n": "Henry Morgan", "u": "/e/pirates/henry-morgan/", "s": "Welsh privateer and lieutenant governor of Jamaica"}, {"n": "William Kidd", "u": "/e/pirates/william-kidd/", "s": "Scottish privateer turned legendary pirate"}, {"n": "Charles Vane", "u": "/e/pirates/charles-vane/", "s": "English pirate of the Golden Age, known for cruelty and a brief acceptance of the King's Pardon."}, {"n": "Stede Bonnet", "u": "/e/pirates/stede-bonnet/", "s": "English landowner turned pirate, known as the Gentleman Pirate."}, {"n": "Henry Every", "u": "/e/pirates/henry-every/", "s": "The King of Pirates who vanished with his treasure."}, {"n": "Samuel Bellamy", "u": "/e/pirates/samuel-bellamy/", "s": "English pirate who captured at least 53 ships in a career lasting little more than a year."}, {"n": "Zheng Yi Sao", "u": "/e/pirates/zheng-yi-sao/", "s": "History's most successful female pirate."}, {"n": "Jean Lafitte", "u": "/e/pirates/jean-lafitte/", "s": "French pirate, privateer, and slave trader of the Gulf of Mexico"}, {"n": "The Golden Age of Piracy", "u": "/e/pirates/the-golden-age-of-piracy/", "s": "Era of maritime piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s."}, {"n": "Tortuga", "u": "/e/pirates/tortuga/", "s": "17th-century Caribbean pirate haven off the coast of Haiti."}, {"n": "Port Royal", "u": "/e/pirates/port-royal/", "s": "Once the wickedest city on Earth, now a quiet fishing village with a pirate past."}, {"n": "The Jolly Roger", "u": "/e/pirates/the-jolly-roger/", "s": "Pirate flag signaling identity and terms of surrender."}, {"n": "Letters of marque", "u": "/e/pirates/letters-of-marque/", "s": "Government license authorizing privateers to attack enemy ships."}, {"n": "Queen Anne's Revenge", "u": "/e/pirates/queen-anne-s-revenge/", "s": "The flagship of Blackbeard, Queen Anne's Revenge was a French-built slave ship captured by the pirate in 1717 "}, {"n": "The Whydah Gally", "u": "/e/pirates/the-whydah-gally/", "s": "The only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever discovered."}]