As a member of Blackbeard’s crew, I know of his utter disdain for Governor Spotswood of Virginia. When the captain asked me to make a new flag for this ship…I used the bleeding heart to warn Spotswood, along with the human skeleton in an hourglass to alert him of his limited time on earth. The dagger and arm lets Spotswood know his death is imminent. To put a little more fear in Blackbeard’s mortal enemy, I concocted a piece of wood with a spot on it, so there would be no mistaking Blackbeard’s intent!

Beverly Seitz