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Blackbeard

c. 1680–1718 · 18th century · Also known as Edward Teach, Edward Thatch

Blackbeard, Edward Teach or Thatch, was an English pirate of the Caribbean and the American coast. Associated with the pirate base at Nassau, he captured a French slave ship in 1717, renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge and blockaded Charleston in 1718. He was killed in a fight with a force sent by the governor of Virginia off North Carolina in November 1718.

Blackbeard
Image: Joseph Nicholls (fl. 1726–55).[1] Although James Basire (1730–1802) is attributed as the engraver based on the signat... · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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