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.

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 ...

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

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 ...