Henry Morgan

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Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan was an English pirate who fought the Spanish in the Caribbean. Among his accomplishments were the raiding of the harbour of Porto Bello in Panama and the looting of Panama City. Upon returning home, he was knighted and made deputy governor of Jamaica.

During a visit to Port Royal, the Fourth Doctor saw Sir Henry Morgan walking down the street, and after learning his identity from a townsman, reflected on his career. (PROSE: Doctor Who Discovers Pirates [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Discovers Pirates (novel)"])

Samuel Pike once said of Avery that "Morgan was a woman aside 'a him." (TV: The Smugglers [+]Loading...["The Smugglers (TV story)"])

When the TARDIS landed in the middle of a battle, Ben Jackson hoped it would be "some glorious battle in Earth history", dreaming it might be, among others, Morgan the Pirate. (PROSE: H.M.S. Tardis [+]Loading...["H.M.S. Tardis (short story)"])

The Sixth Doctor stated that Red Jasper was Henry Morgan, Blackbeard and Long John Silver rolled into one. (AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pirates [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)"])