Calico Jack: The Worst Pirate

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[@jalenikezeue4114]

Biographics can we please have a history of Anne Bonny

[@mikdan8813]

Simon: You are without a doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of. Calico Jack: But you have heard of me.

[@preshisify]

😂

[@eeshsinger]

MikDan 88 Mmm hmmm

[@azuregriffin1116]

Beat me to it. Now I'll seem to have copied.

[@salud7432]

Infact Callico Jack was the inspiration for Jack Sparrow... notice the Jack? 👍

[@Lazy_Tim]

@@MastaToSch Had to look it up well because I don't believe everything in the comments. Who'd have thought. Thanks for the info. Makes some good reading.

[@MastaToSch]

Fun fact: one of the default "Jolly Roger"'s everybody uses for pirates, the skull with the two crossed sabres underneath? That was Calico Jack's flag. So... yeah... he may have been a failure as a pirate but he nevertheless left a mark on history.

[@Lazy_Tim]

Had to look it up well because I don't believe everything in the comments. Who'd have thought. Thanks for the info. Makes some good reading.

[@3arsa15]

Same as jack Sparrow lol

[@christophermerlot3366]

Lousy pirate yet an early pioneer of corporate branding.

[@nils-christiannilsen7115]

@@christophermerlot3366 Steve Jobs?

[@annescholey6546]

Les Filibustiers in French

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Jack Sparrow: Who are you Calico Jack: I’m you but worse

[@felipe96ification]

captain, captain jack sparrow

[@yes0r787]

The real me.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Such famous pirates , Long John.Silver, Captain.Sparrow, and Captain James Hook, " I'll. Get you for this, Peter Pan !!",

[@alyssarichardson2544]

@@johnbockelie3899 I hear Peter Pan gave up piracy and moved up north to Somaliland (away from the coast) to help the plight of their people...

[@user-hb8sd8fk3w]

He's Sparrow's father btw

[@adrianlouw2499]

Jack Rackham in Black Sails was a great character.

[@ladymopar2024]

He was indeed a I loved that show so underrated

[@eamonwright7488]

Very much so. Rackham was one of my favorite characters.

[@JuniorJuni070]

... a show..

[@KristinaMoonchild7]

Brilliant show!

[@peterkirby1753]

Yeah, Black Sails is far from historically accurate (being a mash of historical and Treasure Island characters), but it is a great watch, especially when you know which are the historical figures to watch out for.

[@wesruidl5557]

When I read the title, I thought he was just really bad at being a pirate

[@libertarian-xp3yi]

West Ruidl I thought the same thing when I first read it. I've heard of the guy but dnt knew very little about him.

[@Schneter]

Same

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Not the worse, but definitely in the bottom ten.

[@G35Jeff]

Good job! You read that correctly. He was one of the worst pirates ever!

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

Same

[@JackRackam]

I've never felt so insulted and yet so honored by a KZbin video title

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

Jack Rackam the only pirate I'm subscribed to....that I know of.

[@ervandrafadhlil403]

Well look like rackam spend his rema8ning life on youtube now

[@philipbarbossa]

Jack. We meet again ^^

[@ziggyzap1]

I feel the same, you're my favorite pirate!!!!!! ever since I was a Kid

[@johnbockelie3899]

These pirate stories are worthy of the history guy.

[@billyyank2198]

Calico Jack Rackham: worst pirate, best pirate name.

[@NoTengoDinero69]

billyyank right? It sounds like one of David Bowie’s personas from the 70’s

[@sanitychecktv]

"A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends, it matters less and less. The stories we want to believe, those are the ones that survive, despite upheaval and transition and progress. Those are the stories that shape history." ―"Calico" Jack Rackham

[@jean-luceyesofyoureyes5502]

Is this from Black Sails?

[@Egiyt]

Yes, one of the best moments from the show​@@jean-luceyesofyoureyes5502

[@weirdsearchhistory5876]

Pirate Hunters:"How anti-climatic do you want your end to be?" Calico Jack: "Yes."

[@yes0r787]

Truth

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

It was climatic though

[@asuka7309]

"Nassau would represent the pirate way of life better than any other ship, cove, or port" Tortuga would like to have a word

[@asuka7309]

@Stephen braden Tortuga is a tiny island off the coast of Hispaniola that was so insignificant that the Spanish never bothered to seriously settle it or even have a permanent military presence there. Pirates build the entire island up from the ground and it was the centre of piracy for over 4 decades. It's the founding place of the Brethren of the Coast and saw the cooperation between English, French, Dutch, German, and African pirates. Nassau was already settled for over a half a century and pirates just moved in after the French and Spanish destroyed the local fort, making it defenceless. And after only a decade they were pushed out again. Literally every romanticised thing about pirates you know comes from Tortuga, the only major thing Nassau gave us was the pirate republic of Nassau itself.

[@panthertats6092]

@@asuka7309 Ummmmm wow I thought that Tortuga was just a made up place for a movie. Thanks for setting that straight. I'll be doing some reading up on it now.

[@AudieHolland]

Tortuga's name comes from the Spanish word for turtle. Turtles were invaluable as food for shipwrecked sailors, privateers and pirates. There are two islands bearing this name. The one that is famous is Tortuga, just above Haïti's Port-de-Paix (Port of peace). Then there's the Isla de la Tortuga just above Venezuela and some islands dubbed 'dry tortugas' because they had turtles but no fresh water.

[@maxxor-overworldhero6730]

@Agent J Heh. No. Don't insult Tortuga with that comparison.

[@yes0r787]

Asuka-San FTW

[@TheMellowPumpkin]

Calico Jack was one the inspirations for Captain Jack Sparrow. They even use Calico's flag for the Black Pearl.

[@Wolfe911]

Blackbeard has my respect as he tried to use fear to avoid physical conflict to capture vessels.

[@bw1247]

If jack was alive today he would still be more interesting than 99% of the rest of us.

[@luckyspurs]

Especially being 337 years old.

[@rodziegman]

Pretty sure if he were alive today, he'd be addicted to meth and in prison for stealing someone's iphone.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

@@rodziegman , Seconded... alas. The time in which Jack lived made it possible.

[@annescholey6546]

Cue Pugwash theme😊

[@joebrown8522]

He sounds like an old school Florida man. Does stupid things, but rather harmless when confronted with true authority

[@kyleclark4449]

I love how much of a douche he was in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

[@grungeisdead8998]

Same

[@Kaine852]

He was supposed to have a set of missions with him for Edward, but was cut for time. So yeah, what we got was more or less what was described in the video, only drunker and with a less feisty Anne.

[@Qardo]

He was in Black Flag? *re-downloads the game*

[@Kaine852]

@@Qardo Yeah but he's a minor character and more of a dick than his Black Sails counterpart. If anything, he might as well have been the most accurately portrayed pirate in that game, though his affair with Anne was rather short.

[@rynefink8195]

Love that game

[@JackAShepherd]

If anyone hasn't seen Black Sails... It's brilliant. Amalgam of historical pirates and fictional characters, woven into a Treasure Island prequel. The pilot has some awkward, "Pirates of the Caribbean" moments, but the series is amazing after that.

[@gerrye114]

The naval combat is particularly good. The portrayal of the Spanish Man o War was truly terrifying

[@JonnySublime]

So good. Stellar cast.

[@dadjokes8963]

@@gerrye114 unfortunatly the British redcoats are piss poor I have seen better movement and orders in Empire total war from the ai. In one scene they move and fire before the order is finished ouch

[@mcstabba]

I HATED the pilot but since I like the theme of pirates I continued watching it anyway, I'm glad I did.

[@JackAShepherd]

@@mcstabba I recently rewatched the series and the pilot was truly horrific... It's hard to recommend it to friends 'cause they have to get through the pilot

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

The guy that portrays him in the show Black Sails does an EXCELLENT job and he even looks like him too.

[@snorlax6691]

Very interesting life Jack led. It seems like he was certainly the sort to get in over his head more often than not. Anne Bonny though, I’d love to see a Biographics on her life, she always seemed to me to be a fiery, strong-willed woman centuries ahead of her time. Not to mention that the depiction of her in Assassins Creed: Black Flag has her singing “The Parting Glass” at the end... pure emotion there.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

She was most likely a tomboy.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Yeah I wanna see a biographics of Anne Bonny she's totally Awesome ⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿⭐

[@densealloy]

"What's that racket?!" "Oh, that's Calico Jack and that shapely cabin boy wrestling again" "Sounds like the cabin boy won again" "Yeah..that's like 4 times in a row"

[@luckyspurs]

"Is he well hung" "We'll see once Rogers gets hold of him"

[@luckyspurs]

Reckless enough to run off to sea with a Pirate's snitches wife. Not reckless enough to fight to the death when inevitably caught months later. Sums it up rather nicely.

[@josefschmeau4682]

Yep ... those “rum goggles “ will get you in trouble 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

Yet somehow able to manage a threesome before he died. Rock bottom intelligence, but maxed out charisma stat.

[@theconqueringram5295]

Simon kind of has a point, we heard of Calico Jack. So many pirates are lost to history and their names forgotten. But yeah, he was a pretty incompetent pirate.

[@UnchainedAmerica]

He was the Mr. Irrelevant of the Pirate world.

[@ozarkscarguy540]

Even great pirates have been forgotten, so Jack couldn't have been that bad.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

John Stockwell, hung for piracy in (I think) 1805, well after the "golden age" and now forgotten or at least obscure, but he did get rich from his piratical career. My wife is one of his descendants.

[@Blokewood3]

You need to understand that when Rackham was caught, piracy had radically been downsized. He had taken the mass pardon in 1718 and tried to retire, and thus the larger crew had disbanded. When he returned to piracy in 1720 his crew measured just 14 people. The crew was simply too small to take on rich ships, and when Rackham was caught, the pirate hunters had two ships and 40 people between them.

[@sarazolali5201]

Alright, all I am waiting for now are Mary Read and Anne Bonny.

[@lostfallenalien]

There is a very good „ruining history“ video about them ^^

[@LeFaisDoDo]

aww yeah women are cool too!

[@bluesira]

IKR?! This was sort of a small bio of Anne Bonny but I want to hear more!

[@ramseysaiymeh3377]

@@lostfallenalien Shane crushes it w that series, I wish they'd let the Goul boys off there backs need some rest carrying BuzzFeed, and let Shane do ruining history again ALAS Ryan and Shane's channel the watcher has Shane {ShaneEack here} doing something similar but w puppets, it's great

[@allie5]

There’s a brilliant series on audible called Hell Cats that’s all about Anne and Mary

[@vincentmalab3289]

Simon, maybe you can give us Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts now, the most successful Pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. Or maybe can we have Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy, the Prince of the Pirates or Henry Avery, the King of the Pirates.

[@CrovBomb]

Please do more infamous pirates! It's such an interesting part of history that's completely overlooked and made fun of.

[@herrGreg]

"You are without a doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of. " Calico Jack: "But you have heard of me."

[@luckyspurs]

I'm assuming Anne Bonny didn't drink as much rum as the rest of them, given she lived into her 80s.

[@Ann_Archie]

Where have you read that?

[@rakkatytam]

Maybe that's *because* she drank so much rum

[@AeneasGemini]

We don't actually know that Read and Bonny were pregnant, it was not uncommon for female pirates to "plead their belly" when caught (i.e. lie about being pregnant), so as to avoid execution. It's fascinating that she accused Rackham of cowardice yet was probably willing to lie to avoid the same fate

[@spyczech]

Cowardice, or common sense? One of the very very very few cards a woman could pull in world where women have every other possible disadvantage

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The pirate republic 4:40 - Chapter 2 - Between a rack and a hard place 8:35 - Mid roll ads 9:55 - Chapter 3 - A memorable wardrobe, a forgettable pirate 14:10 - Chapter 4 - Annie, get your flintlock pistol 17:50 - Chapter 5 - Rackham's cay

[@personname9011]

Thank you adventurer of the past

[@OdariArt]

I'd like to hear more about Anne Bonny. She's the one with the balls so it seems.

[@stempo1]

Two whole months as a pirate and most likely the reason they were caught, He gave up and this act most likely saved her life and she insulted him for it

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

She sounded like bad luck. I guess the pirate model was right

[@SuperCatacata]

@@stempo1 Yeah, both women survive because he made his crew surrender a fight they had no chance of winning... but here we are talking about how badass she is for insulting him after this?

[@nathanielclaw2841]

@@stempo1 i mean, she very clearly was ok with dying and not being captured and having the same fate as other pirates, the actual reason she was saved was because she was pregnant, just that

[@anne-droid7739]

Amusing to hear theft and murder described as "self-sufficiency."

[@mpcc2022]

Well, before modern sensibilities they were the same thing.

[@outlawJosieFox]

Sounds very American to me. Just as the tribal peoples.

[@toratoragaming]

It was the only way to make a real living then on the seas. Merchant ships paid little to nothing, even by the standards of the time. As a pirate you got much more per job. Hands down I would be a pirate.

[@mpcc2022]

@@outlawJosieFox Yeah, I'd love for you to cite a culture that attuned itself to modern moral sensibilities in their political actions across human history that still exist. Moralists are rarely empiricist. There are no good guys and bad guys, just winners and losers in conflicts and their empirical consequences.

[@anaihilator]

Why not? What do you think capitalism is

[@jamesswofford6619]

These videos are like candy for historians, especially since Simon speaks eloquently and is a clear, reliable source.

[@JacobAAllen]

Before they hung him at the gallows these were his final words, "You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you'll just have to find it!" Calico Jack was the inspiration for Gol D. Roger. The most famous pirate to ever sail the Grand Line.

[@Blokewood3]

@@JacobAAllen Olivier Levasseur was the one who did that. He actually did steal a huge amount of treasure.

[@5055hunter]

If you're looking for something to binge on...The series Black Sails is all about the very pirates that Simon mentions here.

[@kingofspades1785]

Were can watch it on?

[@AksamRafiz]

@@kingofspades1785 it used to be on BBC, but I would just pirate it if I were you

[@AksamRafiz]

@@kingofspades1785 nvm it's currently on starz

[@5055hunter]

@@kingofspades1785 It was originally on Starz network. Not sure where it is playing now.

[@marwantawfiq9624]

Didn't enjoy it at all Fast forward through most of it just to get to the end which was awfull

[@Hannah-c8o]

I saw the title and immediately had a flashback to Will Arnett trying to whip fish in the ocean

[@che6274]

I love this guy because his voice makes everything sooo interesting

[@eeshsinger]

Ché Ruiz that's simon

[@michaeldunham3385]

The way he speaks is nothing unusual from where I live. He has however a presentation style that is should be appreciated

[@NORTHATLANTICBOY]

I agree, he has that captivating delivery of the quintessential English gentleman. He has a great command of language.

[@--enyo--]

@@NORTHATLANTICBOY Then you watch Business Blaze...

[@muskntesla3493]

He has got a great voice!!

[@Triskaan]

Jack Rackham was the best part of Black Sails btw (among what was already a masterpiece of television), so really looking forward to learn more about the real historic man behind him ! :)

[@dstripedape978]

The opening by Bear McCreary for me, may watch 1st season again today

[@ladymopar2024]

Oh my gosh yes I love that show it's so underrated, the captain vane was mighty sexy

[@Zeithri]

That series ending - Perfection. Great show, with a great ending. Loved it!

[@eddiejohnson5183]

I have the entire series of Black Sails on dvd. Though fictional it did feature a lot of actual pirates. An absolute masterpiece.

[@Ruosteinenknight]

To be fair, they made some drastic changes to his character from his real-life counterpart. Black sails Rackham is more of a "cowardly lion" type of character whose original role was to balance out Charles Vane's short sightedness and brutal temper, before becoming his own man. That being said, he does have same affinity of fine clothes as his real life version.

[@1231crazykiller]

Reminds me of the old Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

[@Zeithri]

Fantastic game! If you haven't seen, I recommend watching the show Black Sails. Fantastic show!

[@1231crazykiller]

@@Zeithri Yes, a friend of mine suggest it to me. Thanks for reminding me

[@acereporter73]

Getting misty-eyed again thinking about Calico Jack and all the rest while Anne Bonny sang "Parting Glass."

[@dzjacels336]

3 min. in the video i put black flag on download :D

[@wudubora]

My favorite Assassin's Creed. Very enjoyable except for the Abstergo stuff.

[@ladymopar2024]

The current pirate flag was designed by Calico Jack, he was also awesome in Black Sails Johnny Depp LOL

[@brucecarpenter6420]

I was hoping for a mention, or a bonus fact, about the flag.

[@vikingodin1986]

Yup one of the best characters in the show

[@ladymopar2024]

@@brucecarpenter6420 I was surprised that it didn't come up in the video myself

[@Allopientubefish2]

@@vikingodin1986 the greatest ever

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

No. The most well known jolly roger flag is the skull and crossbones flag, which wasnt his

[@toonbat]

3:52 "Nassau was a pure paradise." I think you mean 'piratedise', Simon.

[@larrywolf2509]

Nass-saw, bruv... Nass-saw...

[@stormdrainstormdrain]

Oi bruv

[@augsdoggs]

I’m really surprised this wasn’t the first comment made! I was almost five minutes in when I realized that he was talking about Nassau, Bahamas 🇧🇸.

[@thealleys]

I thought it was Nah- saw. It's definitely not na- Sow

[@HootOwl513]

@@brianbarrett2487 But they don't. I've been there twice, on dive trips. The locals say it like we [Americans] do. Is Whistler not English?

[@thepsyc_one4245]

The sow. That's what I heard.

[@cynthiabaldwin3107]

I died at your "Pirate Snitch Husband"💀💀🤣😂😂

[@edgelord8337]

Despite being the worst pirate I think he's a mad lad. You've got to have a lot of guts and be a very brave guy in order to be a pirate. To me he's a legend should be remembered as much.

[@NefariousKoel]

Bartholomew Roberts, aka "Black Bart" was also a grim piece of work. He'd be worthy of an episode, too.

[@bluesira]

From what I've heard, he used more cunning, discipline, & tactics than other pirate captains. Supposedly his men hated him because he believed being drunk during pirate raids would have a bad effect on the fighting! How progressive! LMAO

[@NefariousKoel]

@@bluesira - Dude was certainly driven.

[@garyhendrick4391]

I'm only here to count the highly original "Jack Sparrow" quotes. Comedy genius

[@ndogg20]

Never dawns on these people that if something is obvious (and it is obvious as the reference to Jack Sparrow is made in the video) that about a thousand others will try to come up with the same 'witticism'.

[@rebeccagodfroy5298]

My first thought was Jack Sparrow "I have a jar of dirt!"

[@voschy2951]

id love some more pirate videos, as im interested in the topic and Biographics always cover it the best. Some more names to look into are Charles Vane and Benjamin Hornigold

[@ladymopar2024]

Yes Charles Vane was a very sneaky nasty and inventive pirate I'd love that

[@vincentmalab3289]

May we consider Bartholomew Roberts a.k.a Black Bart for next?

[@jacobthrym7552]

If your interested in the topic id suggest reading Stede Bonnet by Christopher Byrd Downey its quite short but very informative. I have always been fascinated by Bonnet he made Calico look successful to say the least.

[@darkenergydoctor9314]

“That’s got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen”

[@johnnyjay6959]

Wanted to thank u for makin content. Been having my 8 yr old checking out vids as a history channel during quarantine. Thank u

[@johnmassoud930]

Simon. We're now waiting for Anne Bonny and Mary Read

[@bitfreakazoid]

What's interesting is that even though he wasn't exactly a successful pirate, in my opinion he is one of the most important. He is responsible for creating what is considered THE pirate flag, the skull and crossbones.

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

Ann Bonney is a hero of mine since I was a little girl with red hair being a tomboy and only really friends with boys.

[@stempo1]

And a horrible murderer

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

Sure she was

[@Don3PO]

But if he was here to defend himself today, he probably wouldn't.

[@bluesira]

"If you had fought like a man, you wouldn't have been trolled like a dog!"

[@seanc6128]

"When you decide" instead of "if you decide" is one of the most annoying marketing techniques.

[@zyllbee4115]

Along with 'congratulations on getting the opportunity to give me your money'

[@gumunduringigumundsson9344]

Just educate your children to see through it. Freedom of speech prevents anything else being done about it.. officially.. ofcourse you can go talk to the company that made the commercial over a seriously hot cup of tea.. if they're out of line.

[@gjtrue]

That running lizard killed me... 🤣🤣🤣

[@UnchainedAmerica]

LOL Calico Jack didn't even realized Vane was using him as bait, time and time again.

[@backofftheswag]

Dude was on a permanent booze cruise.

[@eguinaldosantosnobre]

Brazil was attacked by English pirates in the 16th century, these are the names: Thomas Cavendish, Francis Drake, and Anthony Knivet. I was reading a book about it in this quarantine.

[@christopherlee2688]

Thank you for making quarantine more enriching Simon! Cheers!

[@Alucard45000]

OFMD is what comes to mind currently when I think about pirates, gay pirates.

[@conorpokall8809]

'Having a woman aboard a ship is bad luck' may be dismissed by many as just some sexist superstition of the time but imo, those who said it had a point. A bloody good one at that. Think about it: A pirate ship full of thieving, murdering, RAPING criminals who find out there's a woman aboard. What could go wrong? Unless she 1) had plenty of strong, loyal allies on board that helped protect her honour. 2) hid her sex like Bonnie, her fate would be a horrific ordeal of gang rape and torment with no escape for days/weeks on the open sea. Also, how many fights would break out among the sex starved rapists if they didn't get a turn with their new toy when they wanted? It'd cause fights and bloody mayhem among the crew. And if the captain decided to keep a pretty girl all for himself, well.. mutinies have been called for less..

[@Wellch]

Conor Pokall women aboard should swallow at 4 cans of spinach daily to harden them up.

[@Palmieres]

Your characterization of pirates as "sex starved rapists" is not really understanding how and why people became pirates, or even who most of them were. Several were just petty criminals who had chosen to evade the law and save their own lives, or people who, for whatever reason couldn't find steady employment and ended up in a ship with hopes of surviving. Not to mention there were several female pirates, the most notorious of which actually captained their own ships and commanded over their own crew. Some pirates formed their own "nations", had their own code (yeah, that was a thing, not just in movies) and it absolutely did not allow rape or the mistreatment of women. In many aspects pirates were more just and more progressive than the society that had forced them into that life. I don't mean to romanticise what they were, some were just outright POS, but this idea that rape was rampant is innacurate, since the ships they raided were merchant ships, and you didn't have women on board of those either.

[@conorpokall8809]

@@Palmieres I disagree mate, I feel that your image of pirates is slightly too romantic. Sure, plenty if not most were just petty criminals, (similar to today's prison populations) others were murderers, rapists etc. on the run from the law. Genuine monsters who did horrific things. Never denied the existence of female pirates/captains (huge fan of Gráinne Mhaol), the respect they commanded or their astounding achievements. Also never said rape was rampant. it couldn't have been rampant as there were usually no women aboard.. to prevent it from happening, which was my point. However, there are plenty of accounts of pirate crews forcing themselves on women of captured vessels despite claiming to adhere to the Code you mentioned. An account of the deeds of Thomas Anstis' crew: '.. the Pyrates prevailing, TWENTY ONE of them forced the poor Creature successively, afterwords broke her back and flung her into the Sea..' Other sources say that Slave ships were common targets of which the female passengers were often sexually abused when captured.. We all love the 'pirate = bad boy with a heart of gold' story but it just doesn't reflect reality imo. Give the black sheep and the really bad eggs the freedom to do bad things and they will most certainly do them.

[@GrainneMhaol]

They weren't that sex-starved. Pirates were notorious for shagging each other.

[@conorpokall8809]

@@GrainneMhaol sure that happened too but at the time the 'Sodomy/buggery Laws' were pretty strict (resulting in imprisonment, torture even executions) and homosexual acts in general were spat upon by basically all societies at the time, including pirates. Not sure how many pirates openly flew rainbow colours over the Jolly Roger

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

You should do more episodes on pirates. Especially Read and Bonny

[@arjunsurana8386]

Thanks for providing actual good educational content during lockdown

[@hankthepatriot3733]

Been waiting for this!!!! Became fascinated with "Calico" Jack after watching Black Sails. (Although heavily fictionalized) Hopefully there will be more pirate videos in the future!

[@Mrgunsngear]

good info

[@cnaisbitt5013]

More pirate videos please! These ones are some of the best videos!

[@Colonel_Overkill]

The best thing to say about caico jack, Anne Bonny tolerated him....

[@tall1sobay]

Simon could make reading the dictionary sound amazing. However, Simon it's Nas-SAW. Thank you!

[@BlessedbyHekate]

David H I’m glad I’m not the only one. It took me a few times if him mispronouncing it to realise where he meant 😂😂

[@kylewhite9383]

Random guy “being a pirate would be pretty cool!” Scurvy: “yeah, sure pal”

[@SummerDawnAdventures]

MORE PLEASE!! 👏 Anne Bonny and Mary Read need their own! Such BAMFs

[@rinzo2009]

A pirate life with two beautiful lassies as your first mates. What more could you ask for, Simon Sensei?

[@sniperblast]

He wasn't that bad, he got a video narrated by Simon Whistler, gotta count for something.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

Honestly his life sounds pretty fun and interesting.... Imagine being alive at that time and sailing ships like that all over the place and attacking and plundering other ships and even stealing their ships if they were of quality. Sailing to some stunning tropical island after a good plunder and partying it up on the tropical paradise with all the alcohol you could want and then going out and doing it all over again. Just imagine living out on those tropical waters though that just sounds so nice even if they were lacking modern accommodations. He lived a more adventurous life than most will live that's for sure not to mention he went down in history just doing his thang lol. It is also amazing that he apparently came up with the iconic flag that we associate with pirates.

[@McClane4Ever.]

Amen

[@lettersnstuff]

I’m so mad. I see this video in my recommendations, I say “huh, this looks interesting” I click on it, and it’s freaking Simon Whistler again. The man is everywhere, I think he’s following me.

[@natelandherr5202]

I’d love one on the lead singer of Motörhead. He had an incredibly interesting life story. You could title it Lemmy: Born to Lose, Lived to Win

[@timberray9572]

There already is a very good documentary called Lemmy.

[@natelandherr5202]

@@timberray9572 I'm aware but it'd still be cool to have it on here

[@StoriesbyIrish]

Oooo, catchy!

[@IIISWILIII]

Any time I see a photo of Lemmy, I'm overcome with an intense urge to cut off whatever that growth on his face was. why the hell did he wear that thing his whole life??

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@IIISWILIII IKR!

[@calinculianu]

This was awesome. Very good script Simon. And great delivery. Thank you.

[@EmilyMeola]

All of us here after watching OFMD: yeah...that guy was * the woooOOOoOOrrrsssttt *

[@niros9667]

There's probably other comments about it but: If you haven't watched Black sails, do yourself a favour and watch it! It has the grit and character depth that game of thrones had, but actually had a decent ending!

[@jeremy8189]

The algorithm suggests nothing but videos I've already watched until you post new vids on all your channels , I wait for these lol ..

[@--enyo--]

Same. XD

[@rosyclaire]

Same here 😕

[@lanteanboy]

I feel like Calico Jack might have been the inspiration for Jack Sparrow..... I mean.... both are considered the worst pirates in their universe, both are named Jack and both have an animal in their namesake

[@NoFirstNoLastName]

Our Flag Means Death fans: Yes.

[@bradhobbs6196]

Good stories involve pirates. Great stories are Simon mangling place names throughout.

[@maryagnew1508]

It's funny because his spouse Anne Bonnie is one of the infamous female pirates so he probs was pretty overshadowed by her

[@davidgardiner3386]

Hey Simon i wish you where my history teacher at school you know so much and with all your content across all your channels and your team id like to say thankyou for keepinng me sane through this time with the cro19 going on and the dreaded self iso so thanks guys.

[@teamrocketjoe1621]

Johnny Depp's had enough rum to be an actual pirate.

[@MCAmericaFree]

Thank you for making these for us! You do such a great job. Im not a big fan of pirates, but I enjoy every video you make! Very well done. I would love to hear a biographics episode about Dwight D. Eisenhower!

[@kali3665]

From what I heard, William Kidd wasn't exactly a pretty effective pirate either -- even if he DID inspire Long John Silver to a point....

[@bluesira]

Agreed!

[@richarddyasonihc]

My dear Simon, please check the naval usage regarding the difference between lieutenant and quartermaster. Quartermaster is common in meanito both Rpyal Nd Merchant Navy, lieutenants are Royal Navy deck Officers mirrored in the Merchant as 1st 2ndan third Officers. The the 1st being also referred to as Mate or Chief Officer. Captain A R Dyason

[@charlesjmouse]

As always an excellent episode, thank you. I'm reminded of the book: The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser. It's utter nonsense in which Calico Jack is a significant figure but is a jolly good read which I'd highly recommend.

[@jilha1122]

Even though his appearance in AC Black Flag was quite brief, he did have a lot of impact due to his funny but foolish personality

[@lostbutfreesoul]

I believe the worse pirate out there is Captian Kidd: A pirate so terrible at pirating that people debate if he was ever really was a pirate in the first place....

[@ozarkscarguy540]

I'd say the worst pirate was Stede Bonnet. Only pirate who bought his ship, was completely unsuccessful and did not protest when Blackbeard claimed his ship as his own.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

@@ozarkscarguy540 , True... Kid ran from a lot of possibilities, but he did manage to take a valuable ship. He was hanged for it, but he took at least one ship of note!

[@largesoda1729]

Me: Well that's gotta be the worst pirate I have ever seen The parrot next to me: So it would seem...

[@PleaseNThankYou]

So Capt. Jack actually IS... Capt. Jack!!

[@mrk45]

Nice, but I would argue that the worst pirate award goes to Stede Bonnet. Stede took to sea as a pirate captain without any sailing experience whatsoever, and relied on the competence of his officers to get anywhere. As a result, his crew came to regard him as a bit of an idiot and Bonnet himself ended up being taken advantage of, and later robbed blind, by Blackbeard. Finally, in a very unpiratey move, when he faced the gallows, he begged the governor to spare his life to the point where he offered to allow himself to have his limbs cut off to prove his determination never to engage in piracy again.

[@toddkurzbard]

When I saw "worst pirate", I thought you meant 'most evil'.

[@yes0r787]

me too

[@luckyspurs]

Amazed Hollywood never cast Maureen O'Hara as Anne Bonny.

[@lexistrying157]

Charles II looks like the human Squidward. It’s uncanny. Oooh, do his wife. She’s great and beyond amazing and lived till like 80 and had 12 kids in total.

[@eval_is_evil]

@Platigx ok so I wasnt the only one noticing that XD

[@greasercody01]

It should say "Calico Jack-The worst pirate that you've ever heard of"

[@johnnycaralta]

Bahamian and bohemian aren't the same thing, mate.

[@Kai-mh6sv]

Bohemian is used correctly within the context as it means unconventional, he is refereing to an unconventional pub aka a brothel. thought u did something there aye

[@yes0r787]

Arrrrrrrr

[@johnnycaralta]

@@Kai-mh6sv It means socially unconventional in an artistic way, so no, he didn't use it correctly, because even in the provided context, the definition doesn't fit. Thought you did something there, eh?

[@reneedailey1696]

@@johnnycaraltaBohemian also refers to a free lifestyle consistent with the one led by Rockhampton and other pirates, not just art.

[@Isrjisoneavalable]

I’d say Captain Basil Hood should be given a shot at little of “worst pirate”. He had the idea to steal a herd of cattle but the cows got so sea sick the stench made his ship unavailable. Even the navy refused to arrest him as it would mean dealing with the sticking ship

[@darthplagueis13]

Well, that probably would grant him the title of most pathetic pirate, but I think to be the worst you should at least have been somewhat relevant.

[@StJimmy89]

Shoutout to Toby Schmitz who played him to perfection in Black Sails!

[@owenlewis7928]

Wait, was Calico Jack one of the bodies in the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean that Jack salutes on his way into Port Royal?????

[@Zeithri]

Urge to rewatch Black Sails rising :black_flag: Raise the Black! -- Great video, thoroughly enjoyed this.