The pirate flags would sometimes feature a skull and ... [and] nothing would get withheld," Simon says. Pirates even had an early system of workers compensation, with the crew maintaining a ...

Common pop culture depictions of pirate garb, as shown here in this early 20th century artwork ... a skull and crossbones symbol on a black flag. Some flew a black flag, which meant the pirate ...

But what was life really like for an early 18th-century pirate ... Eye Patches, Peg Legs, and Parrots On the other hand, pirate flags, commonly referred to as the Jolly Roger, were indeed present ...

To appreciate pirates’ place within early modern life, it helps to zoom out from the ferocious “black flag” moment of 1716-26 and consider the larger context. Spain and Portugal had seized ...

Levin arrived in Hawaii for its official homecoming in early August with a novel sight flapping from its mast: a brand-new battle flag featuring a fearsome pirate ship, a legendary sea monster and ...

Stede Bonnet was a real-life aristocrat turned pirate, and the first five episodes of Our Flag Means Death (from a 10-episode first season) capture the broad details of his story—though if the ...