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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...

A c. 1724 engraved print by Benjamin Cole of Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach (d. 1718). First appeared in an early edition of a 'General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates' by Charles Johnson (likely a pseudonym...

A 1920 illustration showing the fight to the death between the pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) and Lieutenant Robert Maynard. In the battle at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina on 22 November 1718, Blackbeard was finally killed by five...

An illustration by Howard Pyle (1853-1911) showing the notorious pirate Blackbeard's fight to the death in 1718. From an original oil painting by Pyle. (The illustration first appeared in Pyle, Howard (1894), Jack Ballister's Fortunes, The...

A colourised engraving of the pirate Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach (d. 1718). First appeared in an 18th-century edition of a 'General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates' by Charles Johnson (likely a pseudonym...

According to legend, the flag of the pirate Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach (d. 1718). The skeleton holds an hourglass to signify that the time of those about to be boarded is coming to an end. The bleeding heart warns of the death which will...

Captain Benjamin Hornigold was a British pirate active in the Caribbean and North Atlantic from 1716 to 1717. Hornigold’s greatest claim to fame (or infamy) is that he taught the pirating ropes to Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (d. 1718). Giving...

Ray Stevenson as the English pirate Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach (d. 1718) in the TV series Black Sails. © 2014 Starz

Blackbeard is one of the most famous pirates in history, and today we're going to show you who the mad pillager really was. Blackbeard had a notoriously ruthless reputation, but he was educated and advanced in the tactics of war. Watch our...

300 Years After The Death Of Blackbeard, Divers Off Carolina’s Coast Made An Astonishing Discovery The year 2018 marks the 300th anniversary of notorious pirate Blackbeard’s death. Divers made an incredible discovery off North Carolina...