Grace o'malley

Few pirate tales are more legendary than the meeting at Greenwich Palace between Irish she captain Grace O’ Malley and Queen Elizabeth I. Fi...

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Listen to Grace O'Malley, an Irish 'Pirate Queen' from Irish History Podcast. Grace O'Malley or Granuaile is an iconic name in Irish history. Born in 1530, she emerged as a powerful leader in the West of Ireland in ruthless and violent era as the Tudor reconquest of the Island was in full swing. Grace is often called a pirate queen, a chieftain or even in some tellings a queen of the west. In this episode I interview her biographer Anne Chambers about the real woman and her remarkable…

GRACE O’Malley is celebrated in Ireland as the original ‘Pirate Queen’, but the 16th century figu...

Character design for Grace O'Malley, the fearsome but friendly pirate queen. Art Directors: Sojin Hwang and Charles Bradbury. Character concept lead: Alex Fuhr

Biographer Anne Chambers helps Emma Slattery Williams uncover the true story of Ireland’s pirate queen, Gráinne Ni Mháille (anglicised as Grace O’Malley) – and shares some fascinating facts about her life

Charlotte de Berry was born in 1636 in England. She was one of the few female pirates who had been successful and were famous.

Elizabeth Trewinnard was the Lady Killigrew of Pendennis Castle in Cornwall. She and her husband were respected members of Queen Elizabeth I’s court, but when piratey opportunity presented itself, they could hardly say no. Using their insider knowledge, they organized the locals into pirate gangs to prey on incoming vessels along England’s southern coast. Lord and Lady Killigrew even had a secret tunnel built from their castle down to the sea, which was used to sneak on board ships — as far…

Grace O'Malley (c. 1530 – c. 1603); Irish