The original flag (the black flag w/ white skull & crossbones) did mean something all its own in the beginning. When the Templar refugees adopted it they made it black/white to represent the sides of the kabbalah tree. The deaths head reminds us that we will die. Of course there are deeper meanings beyond this but that is the base concept. Thats why organizations like "Skull & Bones" use the symbol today.
Question for everyone : Which one of them is your favorite fictional pirate : 1. Captain Jack Sparrow (my favorite) 2. Captain Barbossa 3. Blackbeard from Pirates of the Caribbean 4 4. Captain Pugwash 5. Red Rackham from the Adventures of Tintin 6. Captain Flint 7. Long John Silver 8. Billy Bones 9. Captain Skunkbeard from Scooby-Doo Pirates Ahoy 10. The Pirate Captain from The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Captain Barbossa. A very strategic man, knowing when to fight and when to back off, taking any opportunity that benefits him without the care of others
I'm just getting to watching this now. As always, I've learned some things, but without being a contrarian I want to add a historical postulation. Flags in general have been a part of history as long as there have been humans on the planet, and especially since pirates of the golden age were of western European decent, they would have been steeped in the traditions of heraldry. The basic jolly roger design having deaths head with crossed bones in behind is almost a mockery of a helmet and crossed arms on a "coat of arms". Even though we don't have many good examples of historical pirate flags, I don't feel at all remiss in stating that any flag we can think of today could, have easily been a potential flag from history. That having been said, if you'd like me to draw you up a Flag with a giant pussy on a pink field and crossed tampons so you can use it in a thumbnail that says "Blackbeards forgotten Flag?"... Because your comment was hilarious my friend ;)
i dont mind if fiction invents new pirate flags whose symbols and structure are pausible within the weird designs we have described from the period. but when the same fictional designs get re-used over and over and preached as being historical, they lose novelty and just become fake history - especially when applied to actual historical figures
@@GoldandGunpowder I agree wholeheartedly, and I have no respect for historical revisionists. It's hard to find the truth when propagandists have existed from every era. I appreciate the work you are doing to shed light on this corner of history. My comment just wanted to bring up the connection between heraldry and flag designs, and that we may never know what may or may not have adorned pirate flags. Love the channel.
Question : What kind of figureheads slave ships of the Royal African Company like the Onslow (later the final Royal Fortune) had ? A. Of a horse? B. Of a lion? C. Of a native? D. Of a woman?
Great video, mate! I've been making a pirate focused Empire: Total War series on my gaming channel. I hope you don't mind, but I've added this channel to my list of recommended sources?
I could've sworn I saw either on this channel or somewhere else that pirates sometimes flew red flags, though I might be misremembering. Either way, did they?
My home town of Vlissingen (Flushing) still has a red flag. During the Dutch republic it was mostly used by Dutch privateers. some of those privateer flags still exist in the Zeewse museum and or the Zeeuwse archive. as there is a lot of very detailed documents going all the way back. If you can read old Dutch you can still read the ships journals.
THE IMAGE IS BLURRY......@2:40 "HOLDING A GLASS OF RUM" IS NOT CORRECT......THEY ARE HOLDING AN HOURGLASS SIGNIFYING YOUR TIME ALIVE IS RUNNING OUT. A CLEARER IMAGE WILL SHOW THIS.
Gold and Gunpowder....you might think this is dumb BUT! how about a vid on WHAT pyrate flags were made of and HOW they were made....? I mean, Roberts flag was said to be of silk....were they ALL?? did they just use whatever fabric they had? such as sail cloth or stolen upholster fabric? Were the designs on the flags made in different ways?? Was white painted on black cloth? Was white material sewn on black cloth? Was BLACK paint or tar used to paint sail cloth leaving only the white sail cloth material white as the design?? I'd Really be interested is hearing your thoughts....
every serious modern pirate historian agrees that john rackham(not "john rack", theres no evidence he was called "calico jack" either) did not fly a skull with crossed swords, because there is no period evidence of it. the design cannot be traced any earlier than the 1910s. the flag you saw in a museum is most likely a modern recreation because there are no surviving samples of flags from the golden age of piracy
Here's my pirate meme :
Bartholomew Roberts when he attacks Portuguese, Irish and French ships : IMMA FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!!!!!!!💥💥💥💥💥💥
ye old meme
all flags speedrun any%
Map props for using The Secret of Monkey Island - Ghost Ship Shuffle music at the beginning! Also, great video.
I too enjoy flags with "skellingtons" on them. Love you're vids mate. On my journey to watch them all.
Great video! just think defining flags not corroborated by eye witnesses as false instead of unconfirmed might be too strict
yeah, unconfirmed might be a better word, but i still wouldn't use unconfirmed flags in any official context aside of usage as sidenotes
Of course Blackbeard's flag didn't look like the popularly purported one! We all know that he was holding a Luger P08 and not a chalice!
Hi absolutely love the content.
Could you do video on smaller boats rowboast and sailboats without decks etc?
eventually
My ideal pirate flag is an unamused skeleton holding the letters Y E S which stands for Your Empire Sucks
"Treasure island, 🏝 by Robert Louis Stevenson." "Peter Pan, 🍳 by J.M. Barrie." "Robinson Cruosoe, by Daniel Defoe."
The original flag (the black flag w/ white skull & crossbones) did mean something all its own in the beginning. When the Templar refugees adopted it they made it black/white to represent the sides of the kabbalah tree. The deaths head reminds us that we will die. Of course there are deeper meanings beyond this but that is the base concept. Thats why organizations like "Skull & Bones" use the symbol today.
Wrong but okay 😂😂
Question : Did the French sloops of war (during the golden Age of Piracy) have two masts or just one ?
I THINK, by definiton, a sloop can only have One mast??
yes?
caribbean sloops had only one mast, european 1 or more
The Dread Pirate Roberts...
For my characters, I tend to change the flags too way too many times, I can never decide :-D
Bartholomew “more flags than friends” Roberts
"Jolly roger!" 🏴☠️
Question for everyone : Which one of them is your favorite fictional pirate :
1. Captain Jack Sparrow (my favorite)
2. Captain Barbossa
3. Blackbeard from Pirates of the Caribbean 4
4. Captain Pugwash
5. Red Rackham from the Adventures of Tintin
6. Captain Flint
7. Long John Silver
8. Billy Bones
9. Captain Skunkbeard from Scooby-Doo Pirates Ahoy
10. The Pirate Captain from The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Captain Barbossa. A very strategic man, knowing when to fight and when to back off, taking any opportunity that benefits him without the care of others
Captain Teach from Black Sails
@@Ravishrex1 RIP Ray Stevenson
Pirate from sponge bob lol
Where's Edward Kenway?
Great content
I'm just getting to watching this now. As always, I've learned some things, but without being a contrarian I want to add a historical postulation.
Flags in general have been a part of history as long as there have been humans on the planet, and especially since pirates of the golden age were of western European decent, they would have been steeped in the traditions of heraldry. The basic jolly roger design having deaths head with crossed bones in behind is almost a mockery of a helmet and crossed arms on a "coat of arms".
Even though we don't have many good examples of historical pirate flags, I don't feel at all remiss in stating that any flag we can think of today could, have easily been a potential flag from history.
That having been said, if you'd like me to draw you up a Flag with a giant pussy on a pink field and crossed tampons so you can use it in a thumbnail that says "Blackbeards forgotten Flag?"... Because your comment was hilarious my friend ;)
i dont mind if fiction invents new pirate flags whose symbols and structure are pausible within the weird designs we have described from the period. but when the same fictional designs get re-used over and over and preached as being historical, they lose novelty and just become fake history - especially when applied to actual historical figures
@@GoldandGunpowder I agree wholeheartedly, and I have no respect for historical revisionists. It's hard to find the truth when propagandists have existed from every era. I appreciate the work you are doing to shed light on this corner of history.
My comment just wanted to bring up the connection between heraldry and flag designs, and that we may never know what may or may not have adorned pirate flags.
Love the channel.
Question : What kind of figureheads slave ships of the Royal African Company like the Onslow (later the final Royal Fortune) had ?
A. Of a horse?
B. Of a lion?
C. Of a native?
D. Of a woman?
All my pirate knowledge was a lie. Now i must relearn
"Yo, ho, ho and a bottle 🍾 of rum!"🥃
What do you think of the Pirate History Podcast?
havent listened to him
Great video, mate! I've been making a pirate focused Empire: Total War series on my gaming channel. I hope you don't mind, but I've added this channel to my list of recommended sources?
sure
music?
pirates got invented so u buy insurance 🤣
did edward low ever flew a red skeleton flag
Question : What is your opinion about the underrated buccaneer Bartolomeu Português ?
dangerous
no historical video is complete with The 🗿 sound
Will there be a video on the guardacostas coming soon?
no
I could've sworn I saw either on this channel or somewhere else that pirates sometimes flew red flags, though I might be misremembering. Either way, did they?
yeah everyone during the period used red flags to show that no quarter was to be given or expected
My home town of Vlissingen (Flushing) still has a red flag. During the Dutch republic it was mostly used by Dutch privateers. some of those privateer flags still exist in the Zeewse museum and or the Zeeuwse archive. as there is a lot of very detailed documents going all the way back.
If you can read old Dutch you can still read the ships journals.
What does a Real Pirate Flag Look like?
Y q no se nos olvide la de ahora 🇸🇴
Barbarossa and Jack Ward I think they use Ottoman flag
My logic is: If I think the flag is cool, it existed in reality.
Historians BTFO
"False flags." 🚩
2:30 imagine being boarded by a ship flying the pussy flag.
Flaaag pirates, flaaag pirates. Make excessive flags, talk like pirates. Flaaag pirates.
Crab people?
@@lastigefliege3366 If we can't make ye into a vexillologist, we will make you into a flag pirate!
From my understanding, there are 3-4 existing flags remaining. Most of them are in pretty incredible condition, especially the Red Jolly Roger.
none of them are from the Golden Age of Piracy(1630-1730)
THE IMAGE IS BLURRY......@2:40 "HOLDING A GLASS OF RUM" IS NOT CORRECT......THEY ARE HOLDING AN HOURGLASS SIGNIFYING YOUR TIME ALIVE IS RUNNING OUT. A CLEARER IMAGE WILL SHOW THIS.
Gold and Gunpowder....you might think this is dumb BUT! how about a vid on WHAT pyrate flags were made of and HOW they were made....?
I mean, Roberts flag was said to be of silk....were they ALL?? did they just use whatever fabric they had? such as sail cloth or stolen upholster fabric?
Were the designs on the flags made in different ways??
Was white painted on black cloth?
Was white material sewn on black cloth?
Was BLACK paint or tar used to paint sail cloth leaving only the white sail cloth material white as the design??
I'd Really be interested is hearing your thoughts....
coming soon
John rack (calico jack) flag is the only know pirate flag to have survived into today's time
god no
@@GoldandGunpowder what? It's in a museum
every serious modern pirate historian agrees that john rackham(not "john rack", theres no evidence he was called "calico jack" either) did not fly a skull with crossed swords, because there is no period evidence of it. the design cannot be traced any earlier than the 1910s. the flag you saw in a museum is most likely a modern recreation because there are no surviving samples of flags from the golden age of piracy
@@GoldandGunpowder there is as much evidence he existed along with that flag as there is for any other pirate from that time period
@@blackbeard6861 source: trust me bro