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Stede Bonnet was born in 1688, [2] and he was christened at Christ Church parish on 29 July 1688. [3] His parents, Edward and Sarah Bonnet, owned an estate of over 400 acres (160 ha) southeast of Bridgetown, Barbados, [4] which was bequeathed to Bonnet upon his father's death in 1694.
Our Flag Means Death is an American period romantic comedy [1] [2] television series created by David Jenkins.Set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, the series follows the misadventures of gentleman-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew aboard the Revenge as they try to make a name for themselves as pirates and cross paths with famed pirate captain Blackbeard (Taika ...
For once, Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard aren’t the most dysfunctional pirate couple on the deck of Max’s comedy series “Our Flag Means Death.” In Season 2’s fourth episode, titled “Fun ...
Gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet and the notorious Blackbeard (Edward Teach) surrendered to Governor Eden and received the King's Pardon upon promising to change their ways. Both, however, would eventually return to piracy. In 1719 prominent North Carolinian Edward Moseley accused Governor Eden of profiting from Blackbeard's crimes. Moseley was ...
From 2022 to 2023, he starred in the HBO Max show Our Flag Means Death as pirate captain Stede Bonnet. The series received critical acclaim for its LGBTQ representation, [32] in part due to the romantic relationship between Bonnet and Blackbeard, played by co-star Taika Waititi. [33]
In real life, the duo terrorized the Caribbean for roughly a year until Bonnet met the Grim Reaper at the end of a noose in 1718. But nothing so grim happens in Our Flag Means Death .
During his blockade of Charles Town around the end of that month, Blackbeard rejected a pardon from Governor Robert Johnson. [93] Around early June, near Beaufort, North Carolina, Blackbeard allowed Stede Bonnet to sail to Bath to be pardoned by Governor Charles Eden. With Bonnet away, Blackbeard and about 100 others took the entire company's ...
November 8–22 pirates of Stede Bonnet's crew are hanged in Charleston. November 10–12 – Stede Bonnet is tried for piracy, convicted, and sentenced to death by Sir Nicholas Trott in Charleston. November 22 – Blackbeard is killed and his crew captured by Robert Maynard's men in a battle at Ocracoke Inlet.