15 Facts About Edward England

The ships he sailed on included the Pearl and later the Fancy, for which England exchanged the Pearl in 1720.

Edward England took part in Henry Jennings' expedition for the sunken 1715 Treasure Fleet off the coast of Florida, and then began sailing with Charles Vane in 1718.

Edward England made his way to Jamaica and during the War of the Spanish Succession he served as a privateer.

Edward England was captured by the pirate captain Christopher Winter and forced to join the crew.

Edward England was granted captaincy of his own ship in mid-1718.

Edward England decided not to accept the pardon along with Vane and a few others, and after the arrival of Woodes Rogers, they set sail for the coast of Africa.

Some of Edward England's crew knew Skinner and recognized him instantly because he never paid them for their work previously.

Howell said he would rather die than become a pirate Edward England refused to kill him and instead gave command of the captured ship to Davis.

Edward England captured a thirty-four gun Dutch ship, which he named Fancy in honour of English pirate Henry Every, and he made the Fancy his new flagship.

Edward England decided to attack an East Indiaman under the command of James Macrae, the Cassandra, near the island of Comoros.

Edward England had a good nature and unusual kindness, in that he did not believe in torturing captives unless they could not otherwise be persuaded.

Edward England ordered Macrae's life spared, and the pirates kept the Cassandra and gave the heavily damaged Fancy to Macrae.

Edward England then captured a small English ship near Cochin, the drunk captain reporting a false rumour that Macrae was preparing a fleet to chase the pirates.

Edward England died in late 1720 or early 1721, possibly from a tropical disease.

Edward England is known today as one of the more humane pirate captains of the Golden Age of Piracy.