Young people are attending anti-government protests around the world beneath the banner of a fictional pirate flag from a ...

A rare 18th century pirate flag has been restored to its former glory. The crudely-stitched Jolly Roger was captured in battle on the Barbary Coast of North Africa in 1780 by Lieutenant Richard Curry, ...

We swim in a sea of symbols: acronyms, emojis, icons of all sorts, etc. As old Confucius declared, “Signs and symbols rule the world, not words or laws.” ...

Flags, comprising a piece of fabric, usually oblong, with particular colours or designs, are well recognised as symbols for sovereign states, organisations, armed forces, offices and individuals. A ...

THE weekend saw Malahide invaded by a fleet of marauding pirates with the dreaded skull and cross-bones Jolly Roger flag flying from their masts.But if you live in the seaside village, there was no ...

As his sixth birthday approached, Morgan Smith's parents thought hoisting the Jolly Roger would be the perfect way to make the pirate-mad youngster's day. The flag was duly run up the pole in the back ...