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 American colonies.

Jan 6, 2026 · He has been widely identified as Edward Teach (or several variations thereof, including Thatch and Thack), though pirate custom at the time was to use a pseudonym when engaging in …

Born Edward Teach (or possibly Thatch), he served England as a privateer in Queen Anne’s War until turning to piracy at war’s end in 1713. His career in piracy began in the Caribbean with fellow pirate …

Aug 19, 2021 · 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 …

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 hands of the …

Jan 22, 2022 · Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach, earned a centuries-spanning reputation as the most dastardly sea-devil of them all. Yet, writes Pat Kinsella, he may have been one of the kindest – or …

Edward Teach (c. 1680 [1] – November 22, 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the early eighteenth century, a period …

Nov 22, 2024 · On this day in 1718, the Royal Navy attacked and killed Blackbeard, also known as Edward Teach, off the coast of North Carolina

Jul 10, 2021 · Known throughout the Caribbean as the dreaded "Blackbeard," English pirate Edward Teach plundered countless ships before dying in battle in 1718.

Jul 15, 2019 · Edward Teach (c. 1683–November 22, 1718), whose surname was spelled Thache and is better known as "Blackbeard," was the most feared pirate of his day and perhaps the figure most …