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Edward England

1685 - 1720

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Edward England (c. 1685–1721) was an Irish pirate. The ships he sailed on included the Pearl (which he renamed The Royal James) and later the Fancy, for which England exchanged the Pearl in 1720. His flag was the classic Jolly Roger — almost exactly as the one "Black Sam" Bellamy used — with a human skull above two crossed bones on a black background. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward England has received more than 532,622 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Edward England is the 18th most popular pirate (up from 20th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 55th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Pirate.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Edward England ranks 18 out of 25. Before him are Sextus Pompey, Henry Every, Ching Shih, Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, and Samuel Bellamy. After him are Jan Janszoon, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Stede Bonnet, Thomas Tew, Edward Low, and Jean Lafitte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1685, Edward England ranks 10. Before him are George Berkeley, Domenico Scarlatti, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Brook Taylor, Johann Maria Farina, and Jean-Marc Nattier. After him are John Gay, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Farrukhsiyar, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, William Kent, and Dominikus Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 1720, Edward England ranks 5. Before him are Sukjong of Joseon, Calico Jack, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, and Maria Barbara Bach. After him are Maria Margaretha Kirch, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Antoine Coysevox, Peter Tordenskjold, Balaji Vishwanath, Anne Dacier, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward England ranks 54 out of 501. Before him are John Tyndall (1820), Maureen O'Hara (1920), Harald Gille (1103), Ernest Walton (1903), John Toland (1670), and Thomas Moore (1779). After him are Mary Jane Kelly (1863), David Kelly (1929), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), Colin Farrell (1976), Christy Brown (1932), and Malcolm II of Scotland (954).

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Among PIRATES In Ireland

Among pirates born in Ireland, Edward England ranks 2. Before him are Anne Bonny (1702). After him are Grace O'Malley (1530).

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