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John Ward

Faversham, Kent

A Kent fisherman who became one of the most feared pirates of the Mediterranean.

John Ward was born around 1553, probably in Faversham. He began as a fisherman, then became a privateer.

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When
c.1553–1622
Where
51.3160, 0.8910
Group
Pirates

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Faversham is a historic market town with a creek and old quays.

Cover of Blood and Gold by Cale Mills
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Blood and Gold

Sixteen true stories of mutiny, mercy, treasure and the gallows from the Golden Age of Piracy: Henry Every, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts, Edward England, Howell Davis, Christopher Moody, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Israel Hands, Calico Jack, Edward Low, Captain William Kidd and Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy. Where the record is uncertain, the book says so.

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