The Fancy: Henry Every's DEADLY 46-gun Flagship

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Few pirate ships could match the 5th-rate flagship of Henry Every: The Fancy. Sailing at the head of a 5-ship armada, she dwarfed the lesser sloops and brigantines so common with pirates. Few opponents dared to resist her, and those who did soon faced a brutal 23-gun broadside. Her decks overflowed with battle-hardened scoundrels, expert at the sword and musket alike. With these tools and this ship, the crew of the Fancy sailed halfway around the world and back, taking one of the richest prizes in all of history, and faded into obscurity.

Modern sources:
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714 - Rif Winfield
King of the Pirates - E.T. Fox
Pirates in their own words - E.T. Fox
Pirates of the British Isles - Joel Baer
The Republic of Pirates - Colin Woodard
The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models - Robert Gardiner

Period sources:
A cruising voyage round the world - Woodes Rogers
William Dick's South Sea voyage - William Dick

Music credits:
Kevin MacLeod at incompetech

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