Since the early 18th century, one symbol has spelled terror for sailors the world over like no other. Although it most ...

The sight of a Jolly Roger flag once struck fear into the hearts of sailors at sea as it often meant a bloodthirsty band of pirates were about to launch a deadly attack – but there is a ...

A Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger flag believed to be the oldest surviving one of its kind is to go on display at a Portsmouth museum. The maritime antique from the HMS E54, which was flown in ...

So 'joli rouge' [meaning pretty red]," Simon says. "There are also some people who say that Roger was a term for 'the devil at sea'." The pirate flags would sometimes feature a skull and crossbones.

A Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger flag believed to be the oldest surviving one of its kind is to go on display at a Portsmouth museum. The maritime antique from the HMS E54, which was flown in ...