Historian Answers Pirate Questions

Historian Angus Konstam joins WIRED to answer the internet's swashbuckling questions about pirates and piracy.

Where did the stereotypical pirate accent come from?

What did pirates do for fun?

Why do we associate parrots and eyepatches with pirates?

Who’s the most famous non-fictional pirate in history?

Is Jack Sparrow real?

Did pirates use sunscreen?

Answers to these questions and many more await on Pirate Support.

Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use several of their images in this video.

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