Pirate code: Difference between revisions

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=== Lack of women ===

Pirate code dictated that absolutely no women were permitted aboard ships, and violating this code was generally punishable by death. However, female pirates, such as [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Mary Read]], refute the myth that only male pirates ever existed. These women also wore male clothing not to conceal their gender, but to allow for more freedom of movement and more nimble one-on-one combat. <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Richard Braithwaite and hydrarchy ==