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  2. Jun 21, 2022 · Book details & editions. About the author. Tom Bower. 59 books160 followers. Follow. For the author of works on child development, see T.G.R. Bower. Tom Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer, noted for his investigative journalism and for his unauthorized biographies.

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    • From Concorde to Queen Anne's Revenge
    • The Ultimate Pirate Ship
    • The Queen Anne's Revenge Sinks
    • The Wreck of The Queen Anne’s Revenge

    On November 17, 1717, Blackbeard captured La Concorde, a French slaving vessel. He realized that it would make a perfect pirate ship. It was large yet fast and big enough to mount 40 cannons on board. He renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge: the name referred to Anne, Queen of England and Scotland (1665-1714). Many pirates, including Blackbeard,were Jac...

    Blackbeard preferred to intimidate his victims into surrendering, as fights were costly. For several months in 1717-18, Blackbeard used the Queen Anne's Revenge to effectively terrorize shipping in the Atlantic. Between the massive frigate and his own fearsome appearance and reputation, Blackbeard's victims rarely put up a fight and handed over the...

    In June of 1718, the Queen Anne's Revenge hit a sandbar off of North Carolina and had to be abandoned. Blackbeard took the opportunity to make off with all of the loot and a select few of his favorite pirates, leaving the others (including hapless pirate Stede Bonnet) to fend for themselves. Because Blackbeard went legit (sort of) for a little whil...

    In 1996, a shipwreck believed to be that of the Queen Anne's Revenge was discovered off of North Carolina. For 15 years it was excavated and studied, and in 2011 it was confirmed to be Blackbeard's ship. The shipwreck has yielded many interesting artifacts, including weapons, cannons, medical gear and a massive anchor. Many of the artifacts are on ...

  3. 1 day ago · Reading the Throne of Glass series in order isn't difficult, because author Sarah J. Maas laid out her high fantasy epic in a mostly linear fashion. Starting in 2012 with Maas' debut novel, Throne of Glass follows teenage assassin Celaena Sardothien who vies to become the King's Champion to earn her freedom. Published over six years, the entire ...

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  4. Feb 12, 2021 · G.N. Wright is an indie author of dark and contemporary romance with feisty females and all the alpha males. When not writing she can be found reading, listening to music or spending time with her family.

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  5. Jan 22, 2022 · One of the most feared pirates to ever sail the seas was Edward Teach, more commonly known as Blackbeard. Believed to have been raised in Bristol in around 1680, he was probably employed as a privateer before being taken under the wing of prolific Caribbean pirate Benjamin Hornigold.

  6. Revenge of Queen Rose is author Valinoria Troy’s second full-length middle-grade children's fantasy and book two in her Lucky Diamond series. I had the privilege of reviewing book one, The Lucky Diamond, and with that am now a fan of this author.

  7. Charlene Sponsel. Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 362 Price: (paperback) $20.99 ISBN: 9781532081248 Reviewed: February, 2020 Author Website: Visit » The internecine struggles at the heart of Charlene Sponsel’s fantasy tale Revenge of a Queen, the second in her Legacy series, are worthy of William Shakespeare’s tensest history plays.

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