Dr Rebecca Simon is a historian of piracy, Colonial America, the Atlantic World, maritime history and all round pirate expert. Today she’s joining us to break down one of the all time great pirate video games, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.

We explore how the stories of pirate legends like Blackbeard and Anne Bonny are explored in Black Flag, how ship combat really worked, were crews always singing a sea shanty, and much more.

Intro 00:00
Pirate battles 0:37
Privateers 1:50
Pirate cages 4:00
Havana 5:39
Taking over a ship 7:40
Ben Hornigold 9:28
Black flags & Jolly Rogers 10:40
Blackbeard 12:30
Mary Reed + Anne Bonny 15:20
Pirate Clothing 19:40
Ship Battles 21:30
Sea Shanties 23:01

For more of Dr Rebecca Simon
Https://rebeccasimon.com
Twitter: @beckalex
TikTok: @piratebeckalex

Pirate Queens Book https://a.co/d/7YaUPCY
Why We Love Pirates https://a.co/d/216z3MY