by The History Chicks | Mar 24, 2019 | Episode, Podcasts
We have only a general idea of what she looked like, this is as good a guess as any…except she wasn’t much for the fighting, more a behind the scenes pirate-master.
History knows her by many names: Shi Xiang Gu, Shi Yang, Cheng I Sao, Zheng Yi Sao, Ching Shih and no one knows what her original name was! We had to pick one to use so we went with the easiest for our American accents: Ching Shih. (more…)
by The History Chicks | Jul 21, 2018 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts
Gráinne Ui Mháille, Grainne, Granuaile, Gráinne Mhaol, Grace, That Irish Pirate Queen From the 16th Century…whatever you call her, her life and legacy as a strong, independent, bold, fearless (and yes, criminal) woman doesn’t change.
Statue at Westport House, Co Mayo, Ireland
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
