Historian Explores Pirate Myths and Facts | WIRED Tech Support

Historian Angus Konstam joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about pirates. 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. 0:00 Pirate Support 0:13 The pirate accent 1:01 Pirates: Why? 1:36 The Pirate Code 2:10 Pirate pleasures 2:50 Peg legs 3:12 No-no-notorious 3:53 Pirate democracy 4:54 Walk the plank/Peter Pan 5:41 He's the pauper of the surf, the jester of Tortuga 6:30 Gay pirates 6:59 Privateer vs Pirate 8:12 A little rum and a classic film 8:38 Women were pirates 10:05 Beginning a life of piracy 10:40 SPF Arrrr 10:59 Have we found any treasure? 11:53 Pirate life expectancy 12:19 But why all the parrots 12:37 The beard sounds extremely memorable 13:04 Pirate wear 14:09 Pirate weaponry 15:21 Pirate ships 16:08 Pirates attacked slave ships 17:21 The skull and crossbones flag 17:53 When nature called 18:15 Where was home for a pirate? 19:03 Also, why all the eyepatches? Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use several of their images in this video. You can discover more in these great books: Pirates 1660-1730: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/pirates-16601730-9781855327061/ Pirate: The Golden Age: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/pirate-9781849084970/ The Pirate Menace: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/pirate-menace-9781472857736/ Director: Anna O'Donohue Director of Photography: Mateo Notsuke Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Angus Konstam Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White; Jasmine Breinburg Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Cameron Hall Gaffer: Jake Newell Sound Mixer: Michael Panayiotis Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.