Members of this profession could gain government support if granted a Letter of Marque, which made them privateers.
Two female members of this occupation served under John Rackham and were named Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Members of this profession could gain government support if granted a Letter of Marque, which made them privateers. In this occupation's Golden Age, Bartholomew Roberts had the most success, and that age also saw the likes of (*) Edward Teach and William Kidd. For 10 points, name this profession that got the majority of its members from the ships it robbed, and whose captains included Blackbeard and whose ships flew the Jolly Roger.
Two female members of this occupation served under John Rackham and were named Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
{pirates} [or equivalent answers; or privateers before mention]