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

The unusual red Jolly Roger flag was captured in a battle off the coast of North Africa in 1780 and has gone on public display for the first time in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Some early pirates were also said to have flown a solid red flag. The Jolly Roger flown by the Atlantic pirates in the Golden Age of piracy, however, was black and either showed a skeleton or a skull ...

A rare 18th Century red Jolly Roger pirate flag has been restored to its former glory. The crudely-stitched flag was captured in battle on the Barbary Coast of North Africa in 1780 by Lieutenant ...

A rare red Jolly Roger, the most feared of pirate flags, has been restored to its former, bloodthirsty glory. Bonnijo Chervenock works on the skull and crossbones The crudely stitched flag was ...

It's the year 1715. At sea. Somewhere near the Bahamas. Out from the waves, a vessel appears. It hoists a black flag, with an insignia of a white skull above two crossed bones. Pirates. For a long ...

Rare 'Jolly Roger' flag displayed on Royal Navy submarine is on sale for £10,000 ... White and red bars along the flag's right-hand side refer to vanquished merchant and war ships.

The practice of Royal Navy submarines flying the Jolly Roger is at the centre of a new exhibition dedicated to the pirate flag. The National Museum of the Royal Navy has put on display a selection ...

A rare 18th Century red Jolly Roger pirate flag By. Mirror.co.uk; 12:27, 16 Dec 2011 Updated 13:59, 15 Mar 2012; ...