The act of “Pirating” dates back to before the 17th century. The Golden Age of Piracy was between 1650 to 1730, where many pirates flew their famous pirate flags while infamous names of Blackbeard, Black Sam Bellamy, and “Black Bart” Roberts struck fear into the hearts of many sea travelers and merchant ships. Earlier renditions of the pirate flag were monochrome, usually a plain black flag or a red one, a practice made popular by English privateers, high sea raiders. Until some time in the 17th century, the flags started to carry imagery and color to signal to other ships their intentions.