Meet Lady Killigrew, the Aristocratic Pirate

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When Mary Wolverston married Sir John Killigrew, she married into a pirate family, and was very hands-on with the family business. She would ultimately be accused of preying on shipping vessels that passed along the coastline, arrested, and convicted -- yet not executed. Holly and Maria talk about why. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Though there is some uncertainty about what the Killigrew women's roles were in the family piracy business, it's certain that Lady Killigrew had piracy flowing through her veins.

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