# Edward England — A General History of the Pirates character guide

> Edward England in A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** England, Captain England, Capt. Edward England

**First appearance:** 0007-v-of-capt-edward-england-and-his-crew

## Snapshot

A pirate captain whose uncommon mercy toward captives made him beloved by some and resented by his own hardened crew.

## Who they are

England commands a pirate ship in the Indian Ocean, where his habit of sparing prisoners and treating them humanely sets him apart from the flinty captains around him. That very decency breeds tension aboard his vessel, as crewmen hungry for plunder and blood begin to see his clemency as weakness. His struggle to hold a brutal company to a gentler code makes him a study in whether mercy can survive among men who have chosen piracy.

## In the story

### [Of Capt. Edward England, and His Crew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_history_of_the_pirates_se/chapters/v-of-capt-edward-england-and-his-crew)

Captain of the pirate crew; described as having good nature and courage, averse to ill-using prisoners, but often overruled by his companions.

### [Of Captain Howel Davis, and His Crew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_history_of_the_pirates_se/chapters/viii-of-captain-howel-davis-and-his-crew)

Pirate who captured the Cadogan snow and murdered Captain Skinner; offered Davis a place in his crew.

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