Early Modern

The lives of Mary Read and her fellow female pirate Anne Bonny were immortalised in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (1721), which chronicled the histories and crimes of many infamous pirates from the Golden Age of Piracy. Despite being published under a pseudonym, it remains one of the most authoritative accounts on the lives of pirates, including Mary Read and Anne Bonny, the only women featured in it. Th

In modern media, many journalists have attempted to identify the European equivalent of Donald Trump. The names often mentioned include Boris Johnson, Viktor Orbán, Alexander Lukashenko, and even Giorgia Meloni. Say what you will about these individuals, but none of them are truly like Donald Trump. Instead, I propose that the closest comparison to Trump in European history is Martin Luther. At first glance, this might seem surprising and out of left field. Reflecting on my