The Real History Behind AC Black Flag

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced just dropped — and almost every pirate you meet in that game was a real person. Blackbeard. Charles Vane. Calico Jack. Anne Bonny. Mary Read. Benjamin Hornigold. They all actually existed, they really did know each other, and they really did build a pirate republic in Nassau. Edward Kenway is the only main character Ubisoft invented. This is the complete true history behind Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — a full historical deep dive into the real Golden Age of Piracy that the game recreates. We go through every real pirate in that world, what actually happened to them, what Black Flag got right, and what it completely made up. In this documentary we cover: — The real Golden Age of Piracy and why it lasted barely a decade — The pirate republic of Nassau and how accurate the game's version really is — Benjamin Hornigold, the mentor who took the King's Pardon and hunted his own friends — Blackbeard, the most feared pirate in history who — as far as we know — never actually killed anyone — Charles Vane, so hated that a fellow pirate left him marooned rather than rescue him — Calico Jack, a mediocre pirate who designed the most famous flag in the world — Anne Bonny and Mary Read, the two women who fought while the men hid below deck — Stede Bonnet, the wealthy gentleman who bought a pirate ship to escape his wife — Bartholomew Roberts, who captured over 400 ships and is the greatest pirate almost nobody knows — What Black Flag got historically right (including the diversity of pirate crews — that part is real) — What the game invented, and how the Golden Age actually ended If you're playing Black Flag Resynced right now, this is the story behind everything you're sailing through. Which of these real pirates surprised you the most? Drop it in the comments — I read them all. Subscribe for more history that they should have taught you and didn't. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 2:06 The Golden Age of Piracy 6:03 The Pirate Republic of Nassau 9:40 Benjamin Hornigold: The Mentor Who Betrayed Everyone 13:11 Blackbeard: The Legend Who Never Killed Anyone 17:48 Charles Vane: The Pirate Everyone Hated 21:25 Calico Jack: The Flag and the Romance 23:18 Anne Bonny and Mary Read 26:56 Stede Bonnet: The Gentleman Pirate 30:14 Bartholomew Roberts: The Greatest Pirate You've Never Heard Of 34:21 What the Game Got Right (and What It Invented) 37:15 How It All Ended #AssassinsCreed #BlackFlag #History