Hoist the Colors: History of the Pirate Flag

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Since Halloween is drawing near, and spooky season is soon upon us, I figured I would celebrate with a video on one of the more unsettling parts of pirate life: their black flag, the skull and bones, the jolly roger. This flag is the most recognized pirate icon, but it is perhaps, their greatest mystery. Where did the pirates get their icons? Who invented the Jolly Roger? And...just who was Roger? These questions, will all be revealed, as we creep into the spooky mystery...of the Jolly Roger.

Sources
Once again I used a large handful of smaller and larger sources to piece together the script, so I can't be bothered to list all of them. Most are period sources written in Ye Olde Englishe which you won't bother to read anyway, so I'll recommend the most important modern works:
Jolly Rogers: The True History of Pirate Flags - E.T. Fox
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths - Benerson Little
The Sea Rover's Practice - Benerson Little

Music used
World of Warcraft - Soggy Place
Paint it Black Cover by Sam Connell on Youtube
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Usage
3:35 Symbols
7:26 Why the color black?
9:19 History of the Pirate Flag
12:46 Tinfoil Tricorn Time
15:42 Who was Roger?

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