Stede Bonnet's pirate flag | G&G #shorts

Whenever Bonnet was within range of a prize, he'd fire a warning shot and hoist the black colors to force their surrender. He has usually been attributed this flag, depicting a a skull over a bone, with a dagger on one side and a heart at the other. Whilst it is one of my favorite designs, it is a modern fabrication that has not been corraborated by period sources.

Sources:
Jolly Rogers - E.T Fox

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[sirbig]

So Bonnet's flag is pretty much :^)X

[sethsalahadin]

the wig is probably (mostly) inaccurate but maybe to remember his statu as a gentilhomme (as someone that used to be respectable in the society) and not a brutal criminal like Low and few others. The clothes and wig were maybe the first thing that pop in the mind of the artist when he hear about Bonnet: a used to be gentilhomme.

[justinsane]

So he showed the pirate flag while he was in drag?

[shanticespence]

stop posting history post something fun