It once sent a shiver down the timbers of sailors everywhere but now this rare 18th century pirate flag has taken pride of place at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

The Red Flag Fleet, under the command of the notorious pirate Ching Shih, had been a continual thorn in the side of commerce for years. The Qing gathered a massive fleet of warships and set a trap ...

Upon his return to port, Horton raised the iconic pirate flag, signaling he had sunk an enemy warship. As Horton’s kills accumulated, he began denoting them by affixing bars to the flag.

Some flew a black flag, which meant the pirate was willing to give quarter, while a red flag meant blood and certain death. Blackbeard’s flag showed a skeleton holding a spear pointing at a ...

A rare 18th Century red Jolly Roger pirate flag has gone on display at Portsmouth's navy museum. The flag was captured in battle off the North African coast in 1780 by Lt Richard Curry, who later ...

The MAC is all-in on a pirate theme in 2018. Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced Tuesday that he’d given every team in the MAC a Jolly Roger pirate flag. If a MAC team beats a non-conference ...

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — The pirate flag is flying in the Bundesliga again. St. Pauli returned to Germany's top division after a 13-year absence on Sunday with a 3-1 win over relegated Osnabrück ...

Council bans boy, 6, from flying Jolly Roger at pirate party - because it is 'unneighbourly' by DAVID WILKES. Last updated at 19:35 05 June 2007 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nikita star Maggie Q is taking on another iconic character, this time from Chinese history. The Mission: Impossible III alumna is set to headline a limited series from Steven Jensen’s ...

Pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, will land at HBO Max in March.. The streaming platform revealed on Wednesday that the series from creator and showrunner ...