John Rackham (hanged 18 November 1720), commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early...
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Calico (/ˈkælɪkoʊ/; in British usage since 1505) is a heavy plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also...
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The capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham was a single-ship action fought between English pirate Calico Jack and British privateer Jonathan Barnet. The...
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Nassau in the Bahamas, a sanctuary for pirates. It was there that she met Calico Jack Rackham. In August 1720, Rackam, with a crew including Bonny and another...
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Jean Bonadvis (section Capture of Calico Jack)
Caribbean. He is best known for his involvement with Benjamin Hornigold and "Calico Jack" Rackham. Hornigold, working in concert with Captain Napin, had taken...
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Flying Gang (section "Calico Jack" Rackham)
Jennings mentored other well-known pirates such as Charles Vane and "Calico Jack" Rackham. Jennings was also known for a botched attack on a French merchant...
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and made governor of Jamaica. He died a natural death in 1688. John "Calico Jack" Rackham, famous for his partnership with female pirates Anne Bonny and...
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Look up calico in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Calico is a plain-woven cotton textile. It may also refer to: Calico (American English), the same as...
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Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and franchise. An early iteration of...
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such as William "Captain" Kidd, Charles Vane, William Fly, and Jack Rackham ("Calico Jack") were all treated this manner. While piracy was predominantly...
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Video game Year Title Role 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Calico Jack Rackham...
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accompanied by such notorious figures as Israel Hands, Robert Deal and Calico Jack. As it spread throughout the neighbouring colonies, the news of Teach...
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the early 17th century. According to writer Giles Milton, Jack Ward was an inspiration for Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise....
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the post-Spanish-Succession period—Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack, Samuel Bellamy, Edward Low, Stede Bonnet, and others—were still children...
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privateer, but joined the crew in mutiny. In 1720 she joined pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham and his companion, Anne Bonny, who both believed her to be a...
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Black Sails (TV series) (category Cultural depictions of Calico Jack)
who are fictionalized in the show include Anne Bonny, Benjamin Hornigold, Jack Rackham, Charles Vane, Ned Low, Israel Hands and Blackbeard. The plot of...
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Augustine who was Jim's guardian and mentor. Will Arnett as Jack Rackham / Calico Jack (season 1), a recently deposed pirate captain and former friend...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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pardon. But on 21 March, Vane and his men (including Edward England and Calico Jack Rackham) turned pirate again, capturing a Jamaican sloop. Vane sailed...
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Sam Bellamy and Stede Bonnet. Jennings was mentor to Charles Vane, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. Despite their rivalries, the pirates...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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A General History of the Pyrates (category Cultural depictions of Calico Jack)
colourful characters, such as the infamous English pirates Blackbeard and Calico Jack. It provides the standard account of the lives of many people still famous...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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April 23, 2012, Beam announced it would acquire the Pinnacle vodka and Calico Jack rum brands for $600 million. In January 2014, Suntory announced a deal...
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(Vane) Chepo Expedition Capture of the Ambrose Light Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham Capture of the schooner Bravo Capture of the schooner Fancy...
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was something they carried into Captain Jack Sparrow. Hector Barbossa's pet monkey, named "Jack" after Jack Sparrow, is a reference to Long John Silver's...
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the first Jack Sparrow animatronic hiding behind the dresses, with actor Johnny Depp taking its place, in costume and in character as Jack Sparrow, interacting...
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and crossed sabres which is a modified Jolly Roger (similar to that of Calico Jack). The flagpole was another larger sabre. The "Buccaneers" team name was...
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