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Commands. Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure. Edward Teach (or Thatch; c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen ...
May 27, 2024 · Blackbeard (born c. 1680, Bristol?, England—died November 22, 1718, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina [U.S.]) was one of history’s most famous pirates, who became an imposing figure in American folklore. Little is known of Blackbeard’s early life, and his origins have been left to speculation. He has been widely identified as Edward Teach ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 21, 2018 · Here is how Blackbeard — whose real name was probably Edward Thatch or Teach — met his gruesome end, at the hands of British naval Lieutenant Robert Maynard, who was sent by Virginia Governor ...
Aug 19, 2021 · Blackbeard (d. 1718), otherwise known as Edward Teach (probably an assumed name), was an infamous English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and Atlantic during a surprisingly short career lasting just 15 months. With his long black beard tied with ribbons, lighted fuses under his hat, and bristling with pistols, Blackbeard’s name ...
- Mark Cartwright
Learn about Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, one of the most feared pirates in history. Find out how he became a pirate, how he terrorized the Atlantic coast, and how he met his fate in a surprise attack by the Royal Navy.
9 March 2004. Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard. The date and place of the ship's construction are uncertain, [3] and there is no record of its actions prior to 1710 when it was operating as a French privateer under the name La Concorde.
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Learn about the life, exploits, and death of Blackbeard, the notorious pirate who captured the French ship La Concorde in 1717 and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge. Explore the artifacts and stories from his ships and his battles in the Caribbean and North America.
