During their absence and after a storm passed, Lady Killigrew and her servants rowed to the ship, killed those Spaniards still aboard, and absconded with the cargo. Although many believed her guilty, no proof existed that she had participated in the theft and murders.
Angry at the lack of justice, the Spaniards journeyed to London where they complained to the authorities there. When it was learned that Lady Killigrew’s son, a judge, had tampered with the investigation, she and two of her gang were arrested and stood trial. All three were sentenced to death, but Queen Elizabeth I pardoned Lady Killigrew
Taken from Cindy Vallar's website: http://www.cindyvallar.com/womenpirates.html
6 comments:
Hmmm. This one was interesting. I can see this woman staying in the shadows of all of this plundering. Who would ever suspect a 'lady' to do such things. She probably played the 'good hostess' and fooled most people. And Queen Elizabeth I, giving her a pardon? I guess she had pity on her because she was a lady. (In a way, she reminds me of The Red Siren, only your lady pirate wasn't evil)
You have quite the imagination, Debbie! Have you ever thought about writing? LOL
This is very interesting.
I love how they almost got away with it--really tricky. Why were they pardoned?
-Rebekah xD
You are sweet to say that MaryLu. Short devotions are easy, but long stories? That's your talent! :-)
I don't know, Rebekah, why they were pardoned.. It's buried deep within history!
Wow! She does remind me of The Red Siren. Not the killing and everything, just the way she acts like a lady but is secretly a pirate.
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