Join us on Thursday, April 11 at 7 PM for The Pirate Queen: Discovering Grace O’Malley, a virtual lecture by author Robin Maxwell and features two musical performances by Bob Wright and Jenny Kelly.
Irish-born Grace O'Malley (a.1530-1603) is one of the most famous pirates of all time. She is the subject of folk songs and sea shanties, a Broadway musical was made in her honor, and a castle in Ireland still bears her name. From the age of fourteen, she forged a career in seafaring and piracy and was considered a fierce leader at sea and a shrewd politician on land. Yet, little is known about Grace's exciting face-to-face confrontation with her nemesis, Elizabeth I of England.
In this program, Maxwell recounts that scene and others from her novel The Wild Irish and explains her process of discovering Grace O'Malley and writing the book.
This program was originally supported by public funds from Councilman Borelli of District 51 and the New York City Council in partnership with the Department for the Aging. We are sharing it now as part of our NOW virtual lecture series. It will premiere on the museum’s YouTube or at this link. No registration is required, and you can view it any time after its premiere.