Backlash over Burgh Island statue honouring female pirates
Some locals have registered their outrage over the proposals, questioning why a monument to ‘two criminals guilty of cruelty and thievery’ should be installed
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Objections have been raised against plans for a statue of two real-life women Pirates Of The Caribbean overs fears it would glamorise the ‘violent criminals.
Plans were unveiled for an art installation on Burgh Island which represents two of Britain’s forgotten pirates, Anny Bonny and Mary Read.
The pair were among the most notorious pirates as they wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy in the early 1700s.
The forgotten tale of female pirates honoured with Burgh Island sculpture
The two female pirates were famed for leaving a stream of “looted treasure” and “treacherous ex-lovers” behind them, and fighting side-by-side they would go on to become two of the world’s most notorious pirates.
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General History Of The Pyrates Ann Bonny (left) And Mary Read
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A sculpture to represent provide a permanent homage to “two of history’s greatest swashbucklers” is set to be installed on Burgh Island.
The art installation, called Inexorable will represent two of Britain’s forgotten pirates, Anny Bonny and Mary Read, notorious for leaving a stream of “looted treasure” and “treacherous ex-lovers” behind them.
Both Anne and Mary disguised as boys in their childhoods to escape poverty, propriety and disgrace, only to find freedom on the high seas.
The figures of Anne Bonny and Mary Read have been unveiled at Execution Dock in Wapping in London, before making the move to Burgh Island. Subject to planning permission being granted by South Hams District Council, the 2.4 metre high sculpture by Amanda Cotton is inspired by new drama ‘Hell Cats.’