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Welcome to day five of the Queens of the Sea series, part of the Random Magic Pirates book tour! Here is the mini-bio for today’s pirate, provided again by Lyrika:
Grace O’Malley: The Rebel Chieftain
Grace O’Malley, or Gráinne Ní Mháille in Gaelic, was a de facto Irish clan chieftain and pirate. She challenged English merchant ships and interrupted trading routes, which brought her to the attention of reigning monarch Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth sent a military commander to deal with the trouble, and he reportedly killed Grace’s oldest son, turned her second son against her and imprisoned her youngest son. Grace wrote to request an audience with Elizabeth, and was granted one. They agreed on a truce, but the truce was brief.
The meeting is notable for its unusual nature, as it included a negotiation of terms between two of the 16th century’s most unusual and powerful women — one a queen of royal blood, and the other a
pirate queen of her own making.
You can read more about Grace O’Malley at Miss Page-Turner’s City Of Books on May 18th, as part of the Queens of the Sea series. (I’ll update the link after it’s been posted.)
I really wanted to try to draw something she could have worn for her meeting with Queen Elizabeth, but I can’t really make heads or tails of how that picture works — how about that cape’s neckline? In the end, I based the general design on a statue of Grace O’Malley that I thought was very beautiful.
Don’t forget to enter my contests! Click here for the chance to win an original drawing, for those of you who can give me an address if you win, and click here for the chance to design a pirate outfit, open to everyone!
Check out the tour schedule here! And for more information about Random Magic, here’s the trailer for the book.
Also, check out the Rum + Plunder treasure hunt for more pirate prizes!
I’m amused by the poll results so far…
Oooo! First Comment! I really like the color of blue you used for this outfit!
BTW: I love her cloak! I think it’s the contrast of the blue and white…
I came on to look at Anne Bonny again and was pleasantly surprised that this was posted so early :) I’m Irish, so I have a special place in my heart for Grace O’Malley. I want a dress like that so bad. It would be great to wear to the Renaissance Festival.Heck, I’d even wear it to church XD
I hear that Grace and Queen Elizabeth later became good friends, but I’m not sure if it’s true or not.
Lovely. Everybody’s gotta love a pirate girl XD
I literally gasped when I saw this! I love the blue color and the cape and that twisty gold sash thingy :D Great job, Liana
Grainne! Grainne! I’m so pleassed! I love this dress its positively gorgeous!
I’m finally visiting your blog …. very nice! And really cool the way you’re drawing something for each pirate queen. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next !!
such a beautiful draw
ilove pirates and pirate women outifits and history…
you have made a anne bonny outifit and what abaut a mary read one?
i like her so much!!!!
tank you.
Perfect.
Beautiful! I “OOoooo!”ed when it loaded. =)
The dress is awesome. I love the color. Just bought my tickets for the midnight showing of Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. For two tickest it cost 22.50. Not 3-D just regular. When did movie tickets get so expensive.
Great post, thank you for the mention! I’ll publish my blog tour post later today and provide you with the link:)
lovely, really like the cloak.
Favorite dress!!!!!!
Yay finally, my favorite female pirate!
I was wondering, if by any chance, you would draw a dress for her.
Thanks a lot!
This is most feminine pirate attire until now, with the exception of Lai Choi San!:) So pwetty!
What a beautiful gown!
I am in love with your designs :D