Ensign, Jack and Pennant: Flags at Sea in the 17th-18th Centuries
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We all know that scene from the pirate movie, where the Captain raises his spyglass to inspect an approaching ship. The first thing he sees are its colors: the big, fat flag, waving from the stern of the ship or the top of the mast. To the modern audience, flags seem like the best way to identify another ship.
Things weren't so easy.
Sources:
Black Flags, Blue Waters - Eric J. Dolin
Under the Black Flag - David Cordingly
The Sea Rover's Practice - Benerson Little
A Relation - Henry Pitman
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When I was in the service, I would always try to trade or take the flags and jacks from the various ships I would be on, but I only managed to get out with the Modern Royal Navy one and the US one because the RoK Navy made me give theirs back
Worked at sea most my adult life till a bad accident I worked in the fishing industry and started from a lowly deckhand till I got my marine motorman license and then first mate and eventually my skipper license. Even after all this time there is maritime law which hasn't changed since the age of piracy . I loved reading the laws and punishment which apparently still today hasn't been changed. No matter what part of the maritime tradition we choose the sea remains the sea and fickle when wanting to be. Even after all these years my heart is still there. I can see why so many left the pirates life just to return the sea calls us back.
thank you for telling your story Ian
Finally I open the notification and it's not: streaming in 17 hours.
Last time I checked, today's Poland hasn't changed it's jack from 17th century. It's still a hand holding a scimitar, but on white&red field, instead of just red, and also within a cavalier cross. You can also see the original flag at 8:18 top left, under "Pologne".
The French sending their ships out with white flags is funny as hell. That ain't never getting old.
During the Bourbon Restoration in the early 1800s, France had a white flag then too!
Saves time when the time comes to surrender...
Amen .
that why neo-monarchists in France never use this flag, instead they using the banner of France
@@mashbury at the time france had lost/surrendered very few wars. Still the highest win/loss rate in history.
Great video, keep the good work !
I'll say one thing for 'e me handsome, yer videos get better and better! Which is really nice to see. Generally speaking this video covering the basics of vexillology you have got most of it covered. Pity you didn't go more into the old English / British system of Naval Ensigns covering ships positions within the fleet - which came to cover the different colours of the main part of the flag - (e.g. the White Ensign was worn (Ensigns are Worn, flags are flown; minor differences I know but fairly important in the whole story) by ships of the Vanguard - i.e. the leading Fleet, which came to mean ships of the Royal Navy Only - an interesting story in it's own right). Perhaps that may come in a future episode? Also it should be noted that Pirate Flags / Ensigns where not only BLACK, red was another colour often used!
I will not cover flags after the Jolly Roger episode
A very complicated topic, yet heraldry and vexilogy are so incredibly interesting!
This is great material. Thanks for the content.
This is very eye-opening!
Great video with very useful terms. There could have been more about the Dutch flags (Dutch East and West India Companies) as well but perhaps another time. Great flag overview. Cheers!🏴☠️
no, I will not cover flags more, I'm sure I could've done more about every nations flags
@@GoldandGunpowder Well, I guess it makes sense not to make too much in video form about this topic one can research more in other ways perhaps better. Cheers! 🏴☠
Love the Edward Davis flag and buccaneer banners in general are just cool, I wonder if James Burney's book has any others in it but I somehow doubt there is, I know it kinda mentions the Pacific Adventure flags but I don't think he even described them despite their designs being known
will cover a few more in the jolly roger video though I missed out on Henry Morgan's banners, which were a variety of English colors
Even though Destroyermen is science fiction, they did used flags, the lemurians have a variety of decorative flags but viewed the American flag as a symbol of freedom and as a clan flag. The Grik flags are a basic pennant meant for signaling and relaying crude and simple information to another ship, later on they have a flag that is a warped version of the Japanese flag. The Holy Dominion flag still follows the Crimson colored flag like the Spanish Empire of old but with a crooked cross that is a perverted version of their Church and faith. The Empire of New Britain Isles had a Union Jack that is identical to the modern one but with 13 stars and same basic white, blue and red format. The New United States have their own flag design that is somewhat identical to the 1840s flag. The Republic of Real People have a unique German flag that is more stylized. The League of Tripoli has a strange looking flag that has features depending on if their ships are spanish, german, french, or italian. But every faction still uses flag signals if needed.
Savoy flag spotted. Very cool stuff brother 👍
The East India Company of pre-union England makes my eyes hurt. Especially when I use a flag waver on it.
Not the first and not the last time the french were flying a white flag
nice choice of topics
Good stuff, what was that animation at the end haha 😂
The Portuguese ships only used the coat of arms of the king and the christ cross, or did they use other symbols?
Do black beards one with the devil and spear !!
already have
Perhaps the ThOmAs TeW fLaG was ripped off from Edward Davis’ flag
Looking forward to the Jolly Roger video! 🏴☠️💪🏽
it most certainly was not
@@GoldandGunpowder it was just a theory, a flag theory! Raise the black!
Ok I’ll see myself out
Vegeta no!!! 😭🤣
Vegeta YEEEEES!
A lil something for the algorithm
thank you very much
I see Tuscany
have you done anything on pirate traditions? you probably have I'm just commenting to make sure
One question, were buried treasures really a thing??? Did they really hide them in small islands?
will cover in a video coming in the near months!
Short answer: no. Longer answer: sometimes for temporary storage during a cruise. It's not like you're gonna risk your ass for that treasure and just leave it behind, are you?
I want the colors of the soldiers of the Portuguese and Spanish empires and others in ،
In the Middle Ages
So it would seem the Spanish were the best at flying false flags.
Is that where the term "false flag operation" came from?
@@StonerWaifu I was referring to how the Spanish referred to themselves as "Christain." However if you compared the teachings of Christ with the actions of the Spanish they start to look more like Satanists.
Although we are in a time when judging people by their actions instead of their words is considered completely unfair.