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Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach - Pirate (1680 - 1718)

Probably the most notorious of all the pirates from what has become known as 'The Golden Age of Pirates'. As with so many pirates, his life was short lived, however the effect it had on history has ensured that the name Blackbeard will live on for many years to come. Blackbeard appeared as a character in the popular video game Assassins Creed IV Black Flag, and has been portrayed in many films including Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides and, more recently, the Peter Pan prequel - Pan.

This page details facts about Blackbeard's life and the events that shaped his history.

Blackbeard the Pirate - Fun Facts for Kids !

Blackbeard Fact 9:

He was in league with Hornigold until early 1718 when Hornigold accepted a general pardon for pirates offered by King George l (dated 5th September 1717 to last until 5th September 1718).

Blackbeard Fact 10:

In November 1717, he captured a French ship named La Concorde and changed it's name to Queen Anne's Revenge. To strengthen its fire power, he added 40 cannons.

Blackbeard Fact 11:

He met a 10 gun sloop commanded by Major Stede Bonnet. On discovering Bonnet was an inexperienced sailor, Blackbeard, with consent from his crew, placed Captain Richards in charge of Bonnet's sloop. He then took Bonnet aboard his own ship telling him that he could live easy at his pleasure, and he would not be obliged to perform any duties.

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He spent three or four months in the river sometimes trading with other ships and sometimes pillaging them. He acted similarly with the local planters. It was believed that he also took liberties with their wives. While there he was visited by fellow pirate Charles Vane who remained for around a week.

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A Lieutenant Robert Maynard, of the Royal Navy, was despatched, in secrecy, with two sloops by the Virginian Governor to deal with the pirate. Maynard finally encountered him on 22nd November 1718, and after Blackbeard boarded Maynard's ship he was shot by Maynard but continued to fight.

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He finally fell after being shot five times and receiving 20 other wounds.

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His head was cut from his body and mounted on the bowsprit of Maynard's ship. His body was thrown overboard.

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Blackbeard, along with Anne Bonny, Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack, Mary Read and Charles Vane, has been included as a character in the popular video game Assassins Creed IV, Black Flag.

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Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach - Pirate (1680 - 1718) Probably the most notorious of all the pirates from what has become known as 'The Golden Age of Pirates'. As with so many pirates, his life was short lived, however the effect it had on history has ensured that the name Blackbeard will live on for many years to come.

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Beyond the Guidebook: Blackbeard's Coastal Haunts

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Blackbeard prowled our waters until he met his fate in 1718, and today you can still find his fingerprints all along the North Carolina coast.