{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d94883bacb1e0011b6409c/6a4241bd13f23e0ab6f90f46?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Golden Age Of Piracy: Myths vs Reality","description":"<p>Did pirates really bury treasure, fly the Jolly Roger and walk the plank?</p><p><br></p><p>Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced avoids many of the clichés of pirate fiction. Yet staying true to history still includes tropes of pop culture pirates - there may be no talking parrots, but they still drink a lot of rum. Matt Lewis rejoins Dr Rebecca Simon to debunk pirate myths!</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 - Introduction</p><p>06:08 - Did Pirates Use Black Flags?</p><p>12:30 - What does \"Jolly Roger\" mean?</p><p>13:24 - Peg Legs &amp; Eye Patches</p><p>18:47 - Pets!</p><p>20:59 - Pirate Bling</p><p>23:54 - Did Pirates force folk to Walk the Plank?</p><p>25:07 - Did Pirates Maroon Enemies?</p><p>26:32 - The Pirate Code</p><p>32:32 - Did Pirates Bury Their Treasure?</p><p>37:16 - X Marks The Spot?</p><p>38:24 - Where Is The Rum?</p><p>41:10 - What's Your Favourite Pirate Myth?</p><p>42:15 - Why do Pirate Myths persist?</p><p>48:52 - Enter the Animus: which myth do you want to prove?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Echoes of History </strong>is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_D3WlhHZQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this episode on YouTube</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by: Matt Lewis</p><p>Edited by: Robin McConnell</p><p>Produced by: Matt Lewis, Robin McConnell</p><p>Senior Producer: Anne-Marie Luff</p><p>Production Manager: Beth Donaldson</p><p>Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett</p><p><br></p><p>Music:</p><p>The Buccaneers by Brian Tyler</p><p>Confrontation by Brian Tyler</p><p>Fare Thee Well by Brian Tyler</p><p><br></p><p>If you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate &amp; review. You can take part in our listener survey <a href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Tell us your favourite episode or Assassin's Creed game at <a href=\"mailto:echoes-of-history@historyhit.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">echoes-of-history@historyhit.com</a></p>","author_name":"History Hit & Assassin's Creed"}