I thought paying salary to pirates was a joke in "Our flag means death". That's genius.

@eli-ld

2 жыл бұрын

me too lmao

@ttintagel

2 жыл бұрын

SO MANY THINGS in the show are true! It's wild.

@Winter8055

2 жыл бұрын

There's a certain percent of loot that goes to the crew for every raid. I've loved pirates for years and I'm so happy to see them getting popular because of OFMD :)

@dnte5921

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of the jokes are based on history. That’s the real magic of the show

@celter.45acp98

Жыл бұрын

People actually made it more than 5 min into that show?

Blackbeard: "You are without a doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of." Stede Bonnet: "But you have heard of me"

@jessicajayes8326

2 жыл бұрын

🎼Guy love, that's all it is

@erraticonteuse

2 жыл бұрын

Blackbeard: Yeah I have 😍😊😚

@istoppedcaring6209

6 ай бұрын

that would be rackham, the fuchboy pirate, I imagine him as a boastfull loudmouth looking the part of the dashing rogue but really just a player without any backbone

Prepare for an influx of views now that all of the OFMD fans are going through withdrawals after the end of season 1 of the show.

@jessmt4464

2 жыл бұрын

Present

@BlackKiryuu

2 жыл бұрын

I need the angst to be resolveeeed :((((

@itsgagetime2853

2 жыл бұрын

You caught me

@STAROMEGA54

2 жыл бұрын

Guilty

@bookworm_of_heaven

2 жыл бұрын

hiya

But does he raid a boat, steal their books and replace them with ones he's already read? Devious.

do you think they explored each other's bodies

@tomdemongod

2 жыл бұрын

yeah

@cassiefromooo

2 жыл бұрын

8:04 they sure did

@marogmartz

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo

@sophovot5079

2 жыл бұрын

😳

@jessmt4464

2 жыл бұрын

☠️

“Oh my God Stede Bonnet the Gentleman Pirate is so hot right now.”

@AkiraSRT9

3 жыл бұрын

Cool story Hansel!

@LogieT2K

3 жыл бұрын

A man of culture

@micktompson101

3 жыл бұрын

Int it

@luckyspurs

3 жыл бұрын

A not so noble Stede.

@davidberrueco2

3 жыл бұрын

Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeede

Stede Bonnet: -leave his fancy life just for being a pirate and makes a weird relationship with Blackbeard- Taika Waititi: well well, i'll make it gay

@funnylittlecreature

2 жыл бұрын

You mean david jenkins?

@jmreeves89

Жыл бұрын

That's literally how everyone approaches everything these days lol

@denisebonnet-overbeck2972

8 ай бұрын

Sorry, he wasn’t a queer, he was married with 4 children and decided she was crazy and couldn’t live with her anymore. He bought a ship”revenge “ and left her. Although they portrayed him as a fag in the series, he was not. I am his 8th generation granddaughter

@kileyrowe8091

8 ай бұрын

@@jmreeves89 could be because the straights are boring lol

@istoppedcaring6209

6 ай бұрын

@@kileyrowe8091 purely political, they do it with everything because they want to act as if it's always been accepted but truth is that even the so called ok to be gay greeks by all sources considered man on man sexual relations to be debauchery, pederasty was common but both greeks and especially romans looked at it with argus eyes, in fact ceasar laughed away and even confirmed many alegations of him sleeping around (for roman elites this was considdered shamefull) but one thing he opposed hard is the accusation that he had engaged passive xxx (receiving) with a former mentor. greeks themselves depicted sexual acts like this on vases but those showed saters, pretty much the creatures known for being debaucherous fiends, meaning these were meant as insult not as much else (homosexuallity wasn't a concept prior to the modern age btw, hence why i have not used the term, they didn't classify people on sexuality, in the medieval period they spoke of sodomy but this also included anal xxx or oral xxx or any act of it that was considdered to not serve reproduction, and truth be told none of the above actively persecuted people for it, the romans did once hunt down an xxx cult over reports of doing it with children of both sexes but even so when people were procecuted over sexual acts it was usually in times of crisis that couldn't be explained easily and usually in wartorn or suffering regions persecution only started in ernest in the modern age, enlightenment, people who were not "normal" have to "cured" so they invented ways to try to do so, like electroshock therapy, here the term homosexuality emerges, now the sexuality becomes a group identity

“It’s unlikely he went into piracy to get away from his wife. Thats a crazy motive.” Bonnet: _you’ve clearly never met my wife, she’s like, the _*_worst_*_ ._

@truthmonger550

2 жыл бұрын

That's so funny, oh my God you need to be a comedian no joke. I pay to watch you make some funny jokes.

@jessmt4464

2 жыл бұрын

This did not age well

Wife: Breathes Stede Bonnet: "That's it woman, I leave you to become a pirate. I can't take it anymore"

Watched “Our Flags Mean Death” on HBOMax and got curious if it was based on a real person. What the hell, he was real! I am pretty sure I watched this video when it came out and forgot, but had me thinking while watching the Television Show, “Do I already know this?” Thanks for being a KZread Channel of dense and obscure historical information, but should be more common knowledge. You fills in holes in my dictated and regulated American School’s History Books.

@GeekMasterGames

2 жыл бұрын

You need to look up the Internet Historian's video on Stede. It's great.

@jubjub7101

2 жыл бұрын

And the show played heavily on actual events, like him pairing up with Blackbeard, and how Blackbeard never was attributed with killing anyone...he actually preferred to not kill anyone and use his prestige and myths surrounding him to scare his foes.

"steeeeeeeeeeeede!!!" - stede's wife, 2020 -

Who else is watching this after watching "Our Flag Means Death"? 😂

@Lexouchan

2 жыл бұрын

*raise my hand* The History lacks gayness though X)

@willCaboutThat

2 жыл бұрын

interesting seeing the historical storyline behind it too! It seems like they start the show when stede's injured and blackbeard takes over the ship in his absence but ignore their previous history of working under his fleet. I wonder where season 2 will go!

@friendbesto2599

Жыл бұрын

I'm here as an Assassin's Creed fan...

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@friendbesto2599 Based Black Flag enjoyer

@kwc0435

9 ай бұрын

​@@friendbesto2599same, I was suprised that his portrayal is black flag is actually pretty accurate

Mmmm KZread clearly knows me. I just completed my 3rd rewatch of our flag means death ... I'm absolutely fine 👍

@Lexouchan

2 жыл бұрын

I think we all developed an instant addiction that we desperately want to satisfy while waiting for a second season.

"Most extreme midlife crisis in history." That's how I always saw Stede Bonnet! Thank god I'm not the only one

If you enjoyed this just wait til you see the Internet Historian version

@Neurofen

3 жыл бұрын

the shortest one and a half hour i ever enjoyed

@sweepingtime

3 жыл бұрын

lol exactly. I was like, waaaait a minute.

@emelgiefro

3 жыл бұрын

And count dankula dont forget him

@chonchjohnch

3 жыл бұрын

What’s with KZread and pirates this week

@justinetters4544

3 жыл бұрын

Nah Simon is better.

The pirate who always says 'may I' before he loots you and 'thank you' once he is done.

I love how accurate Our Flag Means Death actually is 🥰

@zuzannar6808

2 жыл бұрын

1717 a leap year? ehhhhhhh whatever Pinocchio wasn't written until 19th century? who cares love this show so much tho fr lol

wait the ‘discomfort in a married state’ is a quote!! every bit of history i learn about ofmd just makes the show even more amazing

Historians will say they were very close friends

@lynnkellaway

2 жыл бұрын

Roomates.

@mayochupenjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

just guys bein dudes

@Ibelikemj

Жыл бұрын

Boys who like to play with their swords

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

They weren't even friends lol, Bonnet was basically a prisoner

@julyvvi

Жыл бұрын

@@MozartOfficial bro it was a joke 😭😭 have you heard of the show “our flag means death” ??

STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDE

@---qg6nq

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this lol

@edmundthespiffing2920

3 жыл бұрын

@@---qg6nq historians vidoe is WAY better in my opinion

@NathanCassidy721

3 жыл бұрын

If only she had given him the maple syrup

@into_the_void

3 жыл бұрын

I see you are a man of culture

@trajan1026

3 жыл бұрын

The men rely on me to get.....there booty

"Stede makes me happy."

I say Stede Bonnet can serve the best example of how you can have everything but still not be satisfied with your life. And while he might not have been the best pirate ever, the fact that we are still talking about him today makes this one of the most successful mid-life crisis of all time.

@pernordin2641

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@calpurniabruchi5742

Жыл бұрын

Except he died at age 30 so it wasn't really a mid life crises

@Lgs260495

Жыл бұрын

​@@calpurniabruchi5742 given life expectancy back then, I think it was indeed a mid-life crisis

@robokill387

5 ай бұрын

Life expectancy was low because of high infant mortality.

Internet Historian Count Dankula And now Biographics Nice

@AftermathRV

3 жыл бұрын

So, simon, simon and, simon?

@emelgiefro

3 жыл бұрын

@@AftermathRV are they all named Simon or what?

@sebaseba6710

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a fellow fan of all three!

@simplelife7522

3 жыл бұрын

Do we all watch the same channels?

@johnmcauliffe8824

3 жыл бұрын

@@simplelife7522 probably

Is it really so hard to believe that the guy just wanted to be a pirate? Who among us cannot say the same, lol.

@sarahamira5732

2 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, the thing is back then the conditions in which pirate endured we're literally hell like.

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Shii I be a pirate too if it wasn't for the fact that I'd be gunned down the moment I try to steal a ship

Watching this in 2022 and screaming "he's gay!" every time they say "it's a mystery as to why he left his wife"

@FLIPPYNMADZ

2 жыл бұрын

"He was respected and feared yet somehow he sailed with bonnet for a while", me: HES GAY!

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Or he just wanted to be a pirate...

Severely hoping that Our Flag Means Death doesn't carry on to be historically accurate... I might just flip

I just watched "Our flag means death" and ended up here :D

@deap9441

2 жыл бұрын

HELPP same

Everyone go watch “Our flag means death“!!

this was recommended to me right after I watched Our Flag Means Death (brilliant show btw), and I must say, I was surprised by the few things that matched with the show

ok but does he find blackbeard and do they run away to china

Yes, I’m here after season 1 of ‘Our Flag Means Death’!

WAIT HE WAS REAL?? KHKHKJKB OMG

Man, you, Internet Historian and Dank got the pirates covered this week

@CieJe.Alexander

2 жыл бұрын

But how is it that Biographics has no "Pirates" playlist?

1:50 - Chapter 1 - Early years 4:55 - Chapter 2 - A pirate's life for me 7:40 - Chapter 3 - Bonnet meet Blackbeard 14:00 - Chapter 4 - A pirate's life for me...again 16:00 - Chapter 5 - Battle of cape fear river

It was said in his journal that he began to become obsessed with pirates. Blackbeard and a far previous pirate named Henry Every. Make another one of that, people would love stede bonnets journal. I watched a documentary about it. Its boring at first, but then it gets good. However, if anyone has watched "Our flag means death" and its a show about him. Everything is accurate, but there are some speculations of other things. But one part of that show is inaccurate and that's towards the end. The government at the time did not use a shooting squad to kill Bonnet and his crew, they were hung. So yeah. A d this guy basically clarified that last part.

@amajude

2 жыл бұрын

what was the documentary you watched called?

@jessmt4464

2 жыл бұрын

You almost got me there

@denisebonnet-overbeck2972

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, he was hung after being captured in cape fear s. Carolina.. he’s my grandfather generations back. My linage was well documented and I learned that he was grandpa in 1972, when my father ,son of descendant Edward bonnet’ , researched our family crest.

Is there a special occasion for Stede Bonnet recently? This is the third content creator this month who has made a video related to him

@NathanCassidy721

3 жыл бұрын

For this channel, whenever they do a pirate video it does well. Therefore, by YT logic, if a video does well try and replicate that success. Although I’m sure other factors were involved. Notably a certain unorthodox historian.

@NathanCassidy721

3 жыл бұрын

@Ethan Schmidt Why would they copy this video? Also, the "Sundance Rejects" video is definely older than a day. Old enough to inspire the writer of this script.

@lalehiandeity1649

3 жыл бұрын

The date of his execution is approaching.

@teogonzalez7957

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanCassidy721 I think you underestimate how long it takes to write and record/edit these videos. Most likely just an astronomical coincidence.

@NathanCassidy721

3 жыл бұрын

@@teogonzalez7957 I've done editing and animation in the past for school work. I know how long it takes to make these kind of videos. But that does not mean they didn't get the idea from IH or Count Dankcula. What is the most time consuming is the fact they would have to do research and condense it into the 20 minute informative format that this channel is known for. While they would have gotten around to Stede eventually, he clearly got priority. Not hating, but to call this a "coincidence" is bollocks.

Man, after playing assassins creed black flag years ago, it feels so sad to know what actually happened to bonnet

@DreamsCatcher101

3 жыл бұрын

i like finding out about things like this about games. Assassins creed being the best.

@GhostRydr1172

3 жыл бұрын

I was like...Stede Bonnet, where have I heard that name before? Then it clicked.

@supremechungus4288

3 жыл бұрын

It was very unfortunate, but have you seen my sugar?

@hellothere9167

2 жыл бұрын

in the game, the guards said he was hanged

He was escorting a shipment of sugar when he was captured by British privateers and was rescued by Edward Kenway. Meeting this man gave him the opportunity to meet Black Beard and the courage to become a pirate himself. (Source) The genetic memories of Edward Kenway featured in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

Weeeeelp Android TV is spying on me. I just started watching "Our Flag Means Death" last night and today here we are getting this on a channel I am not subscribed to nor usually watch.

uh-oh ofmd fans

@cassiefromooo

2 жыл бұрын

we are here

"He needed a place to make land." I hear that! It's hard enough to find a quiet secluded place to make water.

Talk about the ultimate mid-life crisis

@ahuddleston6512

3 жыл бұрын

You say that again 😅

to all the ofmd fans here: 💜

Very interesting. I love ”Our Flag Means Death” and it is interesting to find out more of the reality behind this wonderful sitcom! Thank you!

anyone else here after watching our flag means death?

@Lexouchan

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@marogmartz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@jessmt4464

2 жыл бұрын

👋🏼

Woo! He was a real dude! I love Taiko Waititi’s take on this story. Can’t wait for season 2. Wonder how much he’ll follow the historical story…?

I can’t believe he was actually real😧

Hello fellow homosexuals, fancy seeing you here

@Dave-te5bs

2 жыл бұрын

Hi my homosexual friend. Do you think Black Beard and Bonnet had a relationship? I was shocked when I saw the kiss on the show, because I have been told that Blackbeard had a lot of wives. So maybe Blackbeard was bisexual and Bonnet was just gay?

@kileyrowe8091

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave-te5bs I honestly don't think the show creators cared much for historical accuracy and so I guess I don't either! It is an interesting idea that they might have seen each other romantically but we'll never know so I'm not going to waste braincells over it ya know

@eggiesoverspinachovertoast8624

2 жыл бұрын

hello

@erraticonteuse

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave-te5bs On the show it's pretty open-ended about his orientation. He definitely loves Stede and slept with Calico Jack, so there's that, but he also has that line about being "massaged to death by mermaids," so I think bi is a fair interpretation, if not set in stone. Stede is definitely meant to be gay, though. IRL though? There's literally no way to know, and in any case the number of alleged wives is so comically large that it could loop back around to "I have a girlfriend in Canada" territory.

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Dave-te5bs On the show, yes they do. Real life, no. Blackbeard told Bonnet he wasn't suited to be a pirate and kept him as essentially a prisoner.

he left his wife and kids because he fell in love with Blackbeard, duh.

“Blackbeard and Bonney traveled to the city of BAWth”

stumbled upon this after watching "our flag means death" on hbo!

Born, rasied and lived my whole life in Barbados and I've never heard of this man before.

hello lgbt community

Never heard of Stede in all of my 40+ years as a born and bred Barbadian and living in Barbados. Learn something new everyday

A Turtle has approved.

@AbrahamLincoln4

3 жыл бұрын

So do i.

@lolom8772

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not Obama but he did tell me to say that he approves as well

@miscreantsrule2000

3 жыл бұрын

I love you A Turtle.

@thejudgmentalcat

3 жыл бұрын

You again? You're either a bot (a nice one) or we share the same interests! 🐢

@rschmidt93

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that we're all just part of one of your dreams

taika watiti definitely watched this

(Watch Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max)

this is one hell of a Our Flag Means Death pre-breakdown

I don't really care at this point I just want Stede to find Ed and live happily ever after 😩🤚

Raise your hand after you saw Internet Historian's showing of the Gentlemen Pirate *Hand raised*

I like his last line in assassin's creed black flag when you parted with him. It's touching

Every episode: you can’t trust Charles Johnson! Also every episode: this information is from Charles Johnson

He was saved by privateer disguised as a mysterious assassin/delivery man. AC 4 fans will know*

@mbr41

2 жыл бұрын

Let me guess... Dunken Donu- I mean Whorlpool.

@ethanbutler3986

Жыл бұрын

The money loving, rum drinking pirate assassin himself

mid- life crisis meets middle- aged instagram influencer

Our flag means death ♥️

Im Here for "Our Flag Means death", thanks great video

Who's here after watching Our flag means death?

0:51 Simons' mind: What's wrong with this idiot. He had everything then he became a damn pirate. The fool!! Fool! Haha😆😁

If you’re continuing the prate theme, even as an Englishman can I recommend Gráinne O'Malley the Pirate Queen and scourge of Elizabeth I?

Simon getting new viewership from the gays thanks to Taika Waititi You love to see it

finding out this was true inspo was my life’s biggest shock

The pirate Francis Drake would make for a good Biographics

@CieJe.Alexander

2 жыл бұрын

It's time Biographics had a "Pirates" playlist.

If you’re reading this, we both know why you’re here watching this video 🏳️‍🌈 🏴‍☠️

@faleen1003

2 жыл бұрын

Gay pirates? Yep, gay pirates..

@gaywizard2000

2 жыл бұрын

Wink

@reneedailey1696

2 жыл бұрын

To wind down after basking in Moonglow, of course.

@ab-bb1tu

Жыл бұрын

Tbh for me it's due to Black Flag

@gaywizard2000

Жыл бұрын

@@ab-bb1tu God hates flags!

Ah yes, Assasin's Creed 4 nostalgia

@Cam_Jong_Un

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is real fucking weird I got it in the sale earlier and have been playing it all day and boom this drops xD

@stephenrainda5838

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same. Sounds like the story ,somewhat ,of Blackflag. Assassins Creed.

@marimarianations9355

3 жыл бұрын

Stede was always so cheerful in that game. It was so sad when he got executed at the end.

@Cam_Jong_Un

3 жыл бұрын

@@marimarianations9355 ffs xD I never finished it back in the day

@SkunkApe407

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenrainda5838 that's because the Ubisoft team used real life historical figures in Black Flag, just as they do in every other Assassin's Creed game.

Ah yes, the inspiration behind Outlander’s very originally named “Steve Bonnet” character

stede bonnet is my great great great great grandfather , probably a lot more greats but, his ship was the revenge, and he carried a legacy for my family

Is there a Stede Bonnet holiday coming up or something? This is the 3rd channel I've seen make a video on him in the last 2 weeks. The recommended tab algorithm is strange sometimes

@lechanoine9372

3 жыл бұрын

I guess people know how to catch the wave of a trend, eh?

@lalehiandeity1649

3 жыл бұрын

The date of his execution is approaching.

@devilfruit3415

3 жыл бұрын

Idk man I'm just enjoying the "Bonnet Fever" He's such a meme of a pirate and deserves more attention

@Josearnaldomanuel2

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely because of Internet Historian

David Jenkins: “There is no heterosexual explanation for this.”

Great job on Bonnet. A couple of points for accuracy: Gov. Eden was in Bath, N.C., not Bath, England; Blackbeard was believed to have frequented Topsail Island, but the QAR was run aground at what was then Topsail Inlet at Beaufort.

Closest thing to a one piece pirate in the real world didn’t know how to sail or navigate and just decided to do it one day

I'm just surprised there hasn't been a Charles Vane bio yet!! I can imagine that's an interesting story.

@SkunkApe407

3 жыл бұрын

I want it now!

i watched the whole of our flag means death and had no idea that stede bonnet was real person. i knew blackbeard was, but for some reason never considered bonnet could be

If we're looking for reasons why a sensitive person might want to leave their life on a "sugar plantation"... Enough said. (Maybe he was bored one day and just wandered into the fields and saw... OH MY GOD!)

The man just wanted some adventure. I'd say he's relatable

@brianabedenbaugh8488

2 жыл бұрын

i agree lol he is actually my great great great great great great great great great grandfather 😊

17:57 "of the 33, 29 where found guilty" 4 guys managed to get off on some technicality an I would really like to know what it was or did those guys stash away some of the plunder so they could afford the lawyers they new they were going to need eventually.

@MisterAndrewBuckley

3 жыл бұрын

They had notes from their Mums

Has he done an episode on Our Flag Means Death?

Loving these videos. You cannot have enough biographics about pirates.

@jacobavners2394

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

@tobytheshihpoo

3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking he should do a Biographics pirate queen Gráinne O'Malley....

Love all of your channels friend, including the podcasts which may or may not be some of my favorite material, thank you for making KZread great again🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁

Spoilers

Simon you have a lot of channels and I follow all of them you rock and you and your team put in a lot of hard work I admire that so much

Wow! Even more channels for me to subscribe to! Keep them coming! Blackbeard's main hub was off the coast of North Carolina.

Hey Simon! On this subject I feel like you should do Grutte Pier next, the famous berserker Pirate who weilded a 6ft claymore and once beheaded seven people with one swing! He's a little known figure that's incredibly interesting. Thanks! I love your videos, they keep me entertained through this pandemic more than Netflix ever could. Lol

Pirate stories are always lovely

"Some historians claim that Stede Bonnet was one of the few real pirates to actually make prisoners walk the plank" Oh my God. I'm here just after 2x06, u know guys? Oh my God.

This is basically if Jonathan Pryce's character in Pirates of the Caribbean ended up being the main character.

I love your videos simon. Keep up the awesome work man

*_12:05_* I think you mean *_"Bath, North Carolina;"_* and *_NOT_** "Bath, England"* as the bottom caption states at *_the above listed timestamp..._** 🍻🍻🍻Cheers🍻🍻🍻* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@MozartOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Bath England is correct

love these pirate vids,truly great!

He lead a Hollywood movie kind of life. He started off rich, then for whatever reason went on an adventure on the high seas, plundering and then it all ends in a grim way.

" *STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDE... STEEEEEEEEDE... STEEEE... STEEEE... STEEEE... DE... STEE... STEE... STEE... STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDE... S... TTT... S... TTT... S... TTT... STEEDE* " -18 Century Alarm Clock