Henry Avery

1659-unknown

Perhaps the world’s most successful pirate following a raid on a treasure laden 25 ship convoy of the Indian Grand Mughal. The threat this posed to trade relations between England and the Mughals resulted in a huge bounty offered by the East India Company for his capture. Unlike most pirates of the era and despite a global manhunt he managed to evade being captured or killed vanishing in 1696.

"I'm a man of fortune and I must seek my fortune."