2) The first mention of this Jolly Roger flag was in a book from 1724 titled, A General History of the Pyrates, by Charles Johnson. However, there are many versions of this flag such as Blackbeard’s flag which featured a skeleton toasting the devil while spearing a bloody heart.
2) The first mention of this Jolly Roger flag was in a book from 1724 titled, A General History of the Pyrates, by Charles Johnson. However, there are many versions of this flag such as Blackbeard’s flag which featured a skeleton toasting the devil while spearing a bloody heart.