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Blackbeard used intimidation and psychological warfare to dominate Atlantic trade routes in the early 1700s.

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Ching Shih commanded the largest pirate fleet in history and bent empires to her will.

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Artemisia I survived naval warfare through cunning, deception, and ruthless strategy.

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A celebrated opera singer and lethal duelist, Julie d’Aubigny shattered every rule meant to contain her.

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There's a reason history wants us to forget the twisted tale of Olga of Kiev.

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Pat Garrett was the New Mexico lawman remembered for one moment etched in time: his deadly confrontation with Billy the Kid in 1881.



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