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The Pirate Queen Who Avenged Her Husband’s Death on the High Seas

After the King of France beheaded a nobleman on questionable charges, his devastated widow transformed into “the Lioness of Brittany” and spent the next decade exacting her revenge.

Julia Métraux
Nov 18, 2021
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Illustrations by Alix Pentecost-Farren | Edited by Brendan Spiegel

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