'Gone Without A Trace' - What Happened to Captain Henry Avery?
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Captain Henry Avery (or Every) is perhaps one of, if not the most successful pirate to ever live. Sailing the seas in the 17th and 18th century, Avery is most well known for his attack on the Mughal flagship, the 'Ganj-i-Sawi' which he looted about 300,00 - 600,000 British pounds from. This translates to tens of millions dollars in today's currency, which makes this one of the biggest pirate heists in history.
Yet, many are unfamiliar with Avery. The reasoning behind this may be intentional, as Avery did what most pirates never could - he disappeared. His disappearance is one that has perplexed scholars for years and in turn, has only made his story evermore intriguing. If you've played the Playstation 4 video game, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, then the name Captain Henry Avery may seem familiar, as the game primarily revolves around finding his treasure.
I don't think he went back to England as he was the world's most wanted man at the time. I think he did start a pirate utopia
I've often wondered this as well. Realistically, it makes no sense, right? The only bit of rational I can think of for him going back is that he, essentially was hiding in plain sight, as nobody would ever think he would go back to England. But, even that is a long shot.
There's a great line in the PS4 video game, Uncharted 4, where Sam jokingly says that maybe Avery settled down in a "small seaside shack." Honestly, there's a huge possibility that this was actually the case, as it seems like the perfect out for a man like him. We've heard stories of him setting up a pirate utopia, like Libertalia, but maybe it was actually just his own little utopia? Sadly, we'll probably never find out what happened to him though. Still, he's an interesting character to study!
I’m really here just because uncharted four made me really interested in this so I started researching about it this is very interesting
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@@thecurioushistorian6877 personally I think there’s nothing wrong with them, it’s like saying it’s wrong to get money for your work, we all need money to live in this society we exist in
uncharted 4!
Easily one of the best games I've ever played. For over a year now, I've been trying to gather up every little bit of research I can on Henry Avery & Libertalia, as Uncharted 4 did such a great job at establishing them in the game.
Since he accomplished one of the biggest heists in pirate history, I'd assume that the wealth that he didn't disrupt to the crew he used to find a private island and remains there today
I think it's not out of the realm of possibility that he escaped and just retired on a private island and drank rum to the end of his days. I can very much see this as a possibility. There's so many little islands off the coast of Madagascar, so that may explain why his remains were never found as well. We'll probably never know, but it's fun to theorize nonetheless!
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You're quite welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Greetings from Canada :)
Nice job on this video/story.
Apologies for the tardy response, but thank you Alex! Avery/Every is such an underrated character in history and not much is known about him sadly. If it weren't for the 'Gang-i-Sawi Heist' who's to say anyone would have ever heard of him in the first place!
Another interesting video!
Thanks!
I don't think he went back to Ireland or England. He may have gone to the Bahamas and merged low key with the population for a while, then made his way back up into the American colonies. Governor Eden in North Carolina welcomed pirates and could have put Avery up on a farm somewhere for a while. Massateausets bay was friendly with pirates. Several years later he could have moved up that way for a while. He could have even gone back out to sea from there as a common seaman rather than a captain. I do believe he moved around for many years before settling down.
Getting to the america's seems realistic. I heard that in another bio.
Interesting
Thanks!
This is very interesting
Thanks! Happy to hear you liked the video! Avery/Every is a very interesting character in history, but sadly, not much is known about him! I first learned about him through the video game Uncharted 4 and for over a year, I gathered every little bit of research I could find on him, as I just thought he was so interesting.
its been proven his money is off the coast of madiscar he hid it thinking he would go back to it but never had the chance because he was hunted and that loot has never been found and I'm looking into it myself like you said his story is unknown.
I'm new to his story. My GF got me a coin that was on the ship he looted. Can you tell me more about his treasure and why it's in Madagascar please ?
link to this "proof" ??
He sailed with the Sea Flower in Rhode Island I think
Devon is not a town
Wha other pirates avoided justice ⚖️........?
Play Uncharted 4, you will learn the history.
Maybe his real name was Bridgham and he was from New England. Every was the actual alias and that's why he was never caught. Check it out in Quest for Blackbeard ebook version
Maybe bought a lot of slaves and lived the dissolute pirate lif in civilized society, sort of.