Sunday, August 15, 2010

Seafaring Sunday: Merciless Torture

August 20, 1722: The pirate Edward "Ned" Low captures the Wright Galley after an arduous chase. For their failure to prudently heave to and surrender, the crew and passengers are horribly tortured by Low and his men. The specifics of the pirates' barbarism will have to wait, though. Horror on the High Seas week returns in October, after all...

4 comments:

Timmy! said...

Ahoy, Pauline! Well, that was certainly a cheery and violent one, Pirate Queen.

Pauline said...

Ahoy, Timmy! Pirates usually aren't warm-n-fuzzy.

Blue Flamingo said...

No fair leaving us hanging!

Pauline said...

Ahoy, Blue Flamingo! Ah, but some things really are worth waiting for.