Henry Every
✓ Source-basedfallingEnglish captain and pirate
United KingdomLived 1659 to 1699 · aged 40Fame61.4
Momentum10.0
Languages29
Peak1800s
In century#170
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s.
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Photos 10
1928 painting of the Battle of Beachy Head
An 1837 woodcut from The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms depicting Henry Every receiving three chests of treasure on board his ship, the Fancy.
An 18th-century depiction of Henry Every, with the Fancy shown capturing the Grand Mughal Fleet![The proclamation for the apprehension of Henry Every, with a reward of £500 sterling (approximately £92294.70 sterling as of November 2023, adjusted for inflation[59][60]) that was issued by the Privy Council of Scotland on 18 August 1696](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Proclamation_for_apprehending_Henry_Every.jpg/1280px-Proclamation_for_apprehending_Henry_Every.jpg)
The proclamation for the apprehension of Henry Every, with a reward of £500 sterling (approximately £92294.70 sterling as of November 2023, adjusted for inflation[59][60]) that was issued by the Privy Council of Scotland on 18 August 1696
An early 20th-century painting depicting Captain Every's encounter with Emperor Aurangzeb's granddaughter and her retinue
Avery sells his Jewels, an engraving by Howard Pyle which appeared in the September 1887 issue of Harper's Magazine
The title page of the report issued in 1696 by the High Court of Admiralty following the trial of Every's crewAbout this person
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s. He probably used several aliases throughout his career, including Benjamin Bridgeman, and was known as Long Ben to his crewmen and associates.
Country
United KingdomStatus
deceased
Dates
Lived 1659 to 1699 · aged 40
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