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 …

Oct 10, 2025 · 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 …

May 13, 2025 · The period of the late 17th and early 18th centuries was known as the Golden Age of Piracy, and the most notorious of all the Golden Age pirates was known as Blackbeard. …

Aug 19, 2021 · Blackbeard (died 1718), otherwise known as Edward Teach (probably an assumed name), was an infamous English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and Atlantic …

With its shallow inlets, North Carolina’s Outer Banks became a haven for many pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The most notable was the Pirate Blackbeard.

His career in piracy began in the Caribbean with fellow pirate Benjamin Hornigold. In 1717, after Hornigold rewarded him with a hijacked ship, Blackbeard set out on his own. Queen Anne’s …

Blackbeard, real name Edward Teach or Thatch (c.1680-1718), is one of the most infamous British pirates in history. While his piracy career only lasted two years before his death at the …

Jun 1, 2025 · Feared by merchants, hunted by governors, and immortalized by history, no pirate looms larger than Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. But for all his fire and fury, …

During the War of Spanish Succession, known in the colonies as Queen Anne’s War, he operated as an English privateer based in Jamaica, attacking French and Spanish ships. When the war …

Nov 10, 2021 · On 22 November 1718, Edward Teach, a man better known as Blackbeard, was killed in a fight with Royal Marines on the deck of his ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. One of the …