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title: Jolly Roger of Edward Low
author: Orem
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14640/jolly-roger-of-edward-low/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jolly Roger of Edward Low
_Authored by Orem_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14640.png)
## Image Caption
The Jolly Roger pirate flag of the English pirate Edward 'Ned' Low (d. 1724). Low was one of the cruelest of all pirate captains during the [Golden Age of Piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Age_of_Piracy/) (1690-1730), notorious for torturing and mutilating his captives.
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Orem. (2021, September 21). Jolly Roger of Edward Low. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Low_Flag.svg) by [**Orem**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Low_Flag.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.