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 …

Nov 18, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Blackbeard called Bath, North Carolina, his home and spent time as a pirate ransacking and pillaging unsuspecting ships off the banks of North Carolina. Before he was Blackbeard, he …

His common name was Edward Teach (or Thatch); however, most know him as Blackbeard. Historians estimate that Edward Teach was born around 1680 in Britain. His early life is largely …

Even his true name is uncertain, though it is usually given as some variation of Edward Thatch or Teach. He is reported to have served as a privateer during Queen Anne's War (1701 - 1714), …

Journey into the turbulent world of Blackbeard, the notorious Edward Teach. Unearth truths, tales, and treasures that cemented his place in maritime legend.