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Bookmark or Share- How Blackbeard Lost His Head in a Bloody, Sword-Swinging BattleAfter Blackbeard met a bloody end in 1718, his severed head became a ghoulish ornament. By: Christopher Klein. Updated: May 23, 2023 | Original: November 20, 2018.
- Blackbeard - WikipediaBase of operations. Atlantic. West Indies. Commands. Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure. Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward 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 American colonies.
- Who Was Blackbeard and How Did He Become One of History’s Most ...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 most notorious pirates in history, his severed head was brought back to the governor of Virginia in order to gain a substantial bounty.
- 11 Facts About Blackbeard the Pirate - ThoughtCoUpdated on August 14, 2019. 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. Blackbeard was a sea robber who plagued shipping lanes off North America and the Caribbean between 1717 and 1718.
- Blackbeard - World History EncyclopediaBlackbeard (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.
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