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Origin of 'Above Board' - Naval History Animated - Origin of the Idiom Above Board.

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Ever wonder where the idiom 'above board' comes from? This saying comes from the age of piracy, in which pirates would hide below the boards of a ship ready to spring out and surprise an unsuspecting merchant ship. So if everything was above board, then there were no hiding pirates and everything going on was legal or legit.

Sources:

The Naval Heritage Foundation - United States Navy

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About me:
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I'm Imperial Scribe, I make animations about military and naval history as well as war theory. I put out 1-2 major battle videos per month with a number of shorter videos in between.

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Schedule:
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Upcoming videos:

July:
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August:
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Note: Schedule is tentative.

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Music:
Tenderness - Bensound
https://www.bensound.com/
CCA license

Music (outro):
FarAway - Copyrightfreemusic
http://bit.ly/2KPtigC

Stock sound effects:
https://freesound.org/

May include miscellaneous licensed stock art.

Information is derived from a number of historical sources including websites, historians, and literature. The fog of history is a real thing, even relatively recent events often have sources in disagreement or relying on one another. When possible information is derived from first-hand sources and where not possible information is found by taking multiple second-hand sources. It is not possible for anyone to guarantee perfect historical accuracy, but I do my absolute best to ensure that all information in my videos is well sourced and backed up by historical sources and evidence.

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the info and the voice acting is good, the content is interesting and fun, but I find myself looking away from it while I keep on listening. the graphics are dull and boring they need more work in the overall presentation.

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Dec 28, 2018
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