Blackbeard

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blackbeard Blackbeard Edward Thatch/Teach c. 1680 - November 22, 1718 having multiple swords, knives, and pistols at his disposal. It was reported in A General Historie of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates that he had hemp and lit matches woven into his enormous black beard during battle to intimidate his enemies. Blackbeard is often regarded as the archetypal image of the seafaring pirate. Early life Little is known about Blackbeard’s early life. He was most likely born in around 1680[2] in the British port town of Bristol.[3] It has been suggested that his father was also a sailor aboard privateers in the waters off Port Royal in Jamaica, during the War of the Grand Alliance from 1688 to 1697.[3] His birth name is usually given as either Edward Teach or Thatch,[3] though other sources have suggested Edward Drummond. His first biographer, Captain Charles Johnson, claimed Blackbeard went to sea at an early age and served on a British ship in the War of the Spanish Succession, privateering in the Spanish West Indies and along the Spanish Main.[4] After Britain withdrew from the War in 1713, Teach, like many other privateers, turned to piracy. His first experiences in piracy were as a crew member for Benjamin Hornigold, who was based in Jamaica. When Hornigold decided to retire from piracy after King George I offered the two pardons, Blackbeard refused to follow suit. Instead he took command of one of Hornigold’s recent prizes, the French slave ship La Concorde, renaming her the Queen Anne’s Revenge and arming her with 40 guns.[5] The Queen Anne’s Revenge would remain Blackbeard’s flagship for the bulk of his career as a pirate, from 1717 to 1718. Blackbeard (1726 engraving) Nickname: Type: Place of birth: Place of death: Allegiance: Years of service: Rank: Base of Operations: Commands: Blackbeard Pirate Bristol, England Ocracoke, North Carolina None 1712 – 1718 Captain Atlantic Queen Anne’s Revenge Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 – November 22, 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the early 18th century, a period referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy. His best known vessel was the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which is believed to have run aground near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina in 1718.[1] Blackbeard often fought, or simply showed himself, wearing a big feathered tricorn, and Blackbeard the Pirate According to Charles Johnson, Blackbeard fought a running duel with the British thirtygun man-of-war HMS Scarborough, which added to his notoriety. However, neither the 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blackbeard for fresh air. When Blackbeard emerged, he snarled, "Damn ye, ye yellow-bellied sapsuckers! I’m a better man than all ye milksops put together!"[9] According to Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates: Before he sailed upon his adventures, he married a young creature of about sixteen years of age . . . and this I have been informed, made Teach’s fourteenth wife . . . with whom after he had lain all night, it was his custom to invite five or six of his brutal companions to come ashore, and he would force her to prostitute herself to them all, one after another, before his face. The story of Blackbeard’s treatment of his fourteenth wife, or even whether she was his fourteenth wife, has been called into question by some. Thatch was away at sea for most of his adult life, leaving little time for continual marriages, and no records exist for his other thirteen wives. Many primary documents also attest to Blackbeard’s merciful tendencies when it came to bystanders, which casts doubt onto the allegations that he’d subjected his teenage wife to gang rape.[10] Blackbeard (18th century lithograph) Scarborough’s log nor the official letters of its captain have any mention of such an encounter; historian Colin Woodard provides evidence suggesting Johnson confused and conflated two actual events: the Scarborough’s battle against John Martel’s band and Blackbeard’s close encounter with another warship, HMS Seaford.[6] Blackbeard would plunder merchant ships, forcing them to allow his crew to board their ship. The pirates would seize all of the valuables, food, liquor, and weapons. Despite his ferocious reputation, there are no verified accounts of him actually killing anyone.[7] He deliberately cultivated his barbaric reputation, and so could prevail by terror alone.[8] However, colorful legends and vivid contemporary newspaper portrayals had him committing acts of cruelty and terror. One tale claims he shot his own first mate, saying "if he didn’t shoot one or two crewmen now and then, they’d forget who he was." Another legend is that having had too much to drink, he said to his crew, "Come, let us make a hell of our own, and try how long we can bear it." Going into the ship’s hold, they closed the hatches, filled several pots with brimstone and set it on fire. Soon the men were coughing and gasping for air from the sulphurous fumes. All except Blackbeard scrambled out Blockade of Charleston Blackbeard’s chief claim to fame is his blockade of Charleston, South Carolina. In approximately late May 1718, Blackbeard entered the mouth of Charleston harbour with the Queen Anne’s Revenge and three lighter vessels. He plundered five merchant freighters attempting to enter or leave the port. No other vessels could transit the harbour for fear of encountering the pirate squadron. Aboard one of the ships that Blackbeard captured in the harbor mouth was a group of prominent Charleston citizens, including Samuel Wragg. Blackbeard held these hostages for ransom, making an unusual demand: a chest of medicines. He sent a deputation ashore to negotiate this ransom. Due partly to his envoys’ preference for carousing rather than bargaining, the ransom took some days to be delivered, and Blackbeard evidently came close to murdering his prisoners. Eventually, the medicines were turned over, and Blackbeard released the hostages, without their clothing, but otherwise 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia unharmed. Blackbeard’s whole squadron then escaped northward. Shortly afterward, Blackbeard ran two of his vessels aground at Topsail Inlet (now Beaufort Inlet), including the Queen Anne’s Revenge, and the ship Adventure when trying to ’save’ the grounded ship. He has been accused by many, including his own crew, of doing this deliberately in order to downsize his crew and increase his own share of the treasure. Deliberate or not, he stripped three of the ships of all treasure, beached or marooned most of his crew, and went to Bath, North Carolina, where he finally accepted a pardon under the Royal Act of Grace. He then went off to Ocracoke Inlet in the last of his four vessels to enjoy his stolen loot. Blackbeard command of the hired sloops, the Ranger and Jane (temporarily commissioned as His Majesty’s Ships to avoid accusations of piracy themselves). Maynard found the pirates anchored in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island, on the evening of November 21.[11] Maynard and his men decided to wait until the following morning because the tide would be more favourable. Blackbeard’s Adventure had a crew of only nineteen, "Thirteen white and six Negroes", as reported to the Admiralty. A small boat was sent ahead at daybreak, was fired upon, and quickly retreated. Blackbeard’s superior knowledge of the inlet was of much help, although he and his crew had been drinking in his cabin the night prior. Throughout the night Blackbeard waited for Maynard to make his move. Blackbeard cut his anchor cable and quickly attempted to move towards a narrow channel. Maynard made chase; however his sloops ran aground, and there was a shouted exchange between captains. Maynard’s account says, "At our first salutation, he drank Damnation to me and my Men, whom he stil’d Cowardly Puppies, saying, He would neither give nor take Quarter", although many different versions of the dialogue exist. Eventually, Maynard’s sloops were able to float freely again, and he began to row towards Blackbeard, since the wind was not strong enough at the time for setting sail. When they came upon Blackbeard’s Adventure, they were hit with a devastating broadside attack. Midshipman Hyde, captain of the smaller Jane, was killed along with six other men. Ten men were also wounded in the surprise attack. The sloop fell astern and was little help in the following action. Maynard continued his pursuit in Ranger, managing to blast the Adventure’s rigging, forcing it ashore. Maynard ordered many of his crew into the holds and readied to be boarded. As his ship approached, Blackbeard saw the mostly empty decks, assumed it was safe to board, and did so with ten men. Blackbeard’s assault was preceded by several grenades made by filling rum bottles with gunpowder. Broken glass swept the deck and gunpowder smoke obscured Maynard’s view of Blackbeard’s boarders.[5] Maynard’s men emerged, and the battle began. Primary sources disagree about the exact circumstances of Blackbeard’s death. The most quoted account of the following Death Blackbeard and Lieutenant Maynard Having accepted a pardon, Teach had apparently retired from piracy. Nevertheless, Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia became concerned that the notorious freebooter lived nearby. Spotswood decided to eliminate Blackbeard, even though he lived outside of Spotswood’s jurisdiction. Blackbeard operated in many coastal waters; it was difficult for larger vessels to engage him in battle. Two smaller hired sloops were therefore put under the command of Lieutenant Robert Maynard, with instructions from Spotswood to hunt down and destroy Blackbeard, offering a reward of £100, and smaller sums for the lesser crew members. Maynard sailed from James River on November 11, 1718, in command of thirty men from HMS Pearl, and twenty-five men and a midshipman of HMS Lyme, and in 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blackbeard before sinking. Teach’s head was placed as a trophy on the bowsprit of the ship (it was also required by Maynard to claim his prize when he returned home). After the sheer terror of the battle with the pirates, and the wounds that the crew received, Maynard still only acquired his meager prize of £100 from Spotswood. Teach’s head was placed on a pike or pole on the north shore of the Hampton River in Virginia, at a place now called Teach’s Point, as a warning to other sailors who thought of taking up piracy. Legend Blackbeard’s severed head hanging from Maynard’s bowsprit events comes from the Boston News-Letter. (Other, more direct, accounts included the letters of Maynard himself and those of his commanding officers.)[12] Maynard and Teach themselves begun the fight with their swords, Maynard making a thrust, the point of his sword against Teach’s cartridge box, and bent it to the hilt. Teach broke the guard of it, and wounded Maynard’s fingers but did not disable him, whereupon he jumped back and threw away his sword and fired his pistol which wounded Teach. Abraham Demelt struck in between them with his sword and cut Teach’s face; in the interim both companies engaged in Maynard’s sloop. Later during the battle, while Teach was loading his pistol he finally died from blood loss. Maynard then cut off his head and hung it from his bow. Despite the best efforts of the pirates (including a desperate plan to blow up the Adventure), Teach was killed, and the battle ended. Teach was reportedly shot five times and stabbed more than twenty times before he died and was decapitated. Legends about his death immediately sprang up, including the oft-repeated claim that Teach’s headless body, after being thrown overboard, swam between 2 and 7 times around the Adventure History has romanticised Blackbeard. Popular contemporary engravings show him with the smoking ends of his pigtails or with lit cannon fuses in his hair and pistols in his bandoliers, and he has been the subject of books, movies, and documentaries. Hampton, Virginia holds an annual Blackbeard Festival. The crew of the modern day British warship HMS Ranger commemorate his defeat at the annual Sussex University Royal Naval Unit Blackbeard Night mess dinner in November. Another legend in coastal North Carolina holds that Captain Teach’s skull was used as the basis for a silver drinking chalice. A North Carolina judge claimed to have drunk from it one night in the 1930s at a closed dinner with a university student.[13] Teach was prone to burying treasure. He would allegedly take a treasure chest ashore with one sailor in a small boat, and return alone. The sailor’s corpse was said to lie atop the chest in the excavation to discourage the squeamish from continuing the treasure hunt.[5] In times as difficult as the American Revolution, people commonly dug along the beaches in search of hidden treasure. In 1996 a wreck believed to be Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge was discovered near Beaufort, North Carolina. It is now part of a major tourist attraction. Blackbeard was thought to have fourteen "wives" throughout his life, living on various islands, as well as a wife and son in England.[14][15] Historical evidence In 1723, the book A General Historie of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates was written by a Captain Charles Johnson, sometimes attributed to Daniel 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Defoe.[16] This book describes the adventures of various pirates besides Edward Teach: e.g., Anne Bonny and Mary Read. The General Historie’s descriptions, which have found their way into serious histories, are a mixture of historical evidence and fiction woven together in a way so complex that it is nearly impossible to divide them again. The problem appears especially in the case of Edward Teach’s life and appearance. The description of the burning matches in his beard is in a literary style that uses dramatic descriptions to make a person more interesting—a style closely connected to Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe. The earlier mentioned battle with HMS Scarborough lacks evidence in the warship’s log. Other incidents, e.g., the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, appear in other sources. The remains of Edward Salter, suspected to be one of Blackbeard’s crew, have been found and is undergoing identification. [17] Blackbeard In popular culture Books and comics • Blackbeard appears as a character in Stephen Vincent Benét’s drama, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1937). He is part of the Jury of the Damned summoned by the Devil. • Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (1883) contains two references to Blackbeard. 1) Squire Trelawney: "Blackbeard was a child to Flint." 2) In the book, one of Long John Silver’s pirates is named Israel Hands, after one of Blackbeard’s officers. • Edward Teach appears in Neal Stephenson’s series: The Baroque Cycle, commanding a fleet of pirate vessels. A large portion of the opening book Quicksilver involves Blackbeard pursuing Daniel Waterhouse, the protagonist, along the coast of New England (2004) • In Marvel Comics, Doctor Doom sends the Fantastic Four back in time to find Blackbeard’s treasure, but events unfold in such a way that the Thing turns out to be Blackbeard. Blackbeard appears in the 1967 episode of the Spiderman cartoon series "The Night of the Villains" as a dummy created by Parafino. • In DC Comics, the immortal Vandal Savage took the alias Edward Teach and "Mic the Scallywag" of the Pirates of Emerson wearing cannon fuse in his hair in honor of Blackbeard. earned the nickname ’Blackbeard’. He later faked his own death. • A character named Blackbeard (Marshall D. Teach instead of Edward Teach) is one of the most powerful pirates in the world of One Piece. Another pirate, Whitebeard, is known by the name Edward Newgate, taking the remainder of the real Blackbeard’s name. 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Blackbeard appeared in one of the Time Warp Trio book series titled The Not-SoJolly Roger. • Edward Teach is an important secondary character in Gregory Keyes’ series The Age of Unreason. • In Robert Louis Stevenson’s "The Master of Ballantrae" there is a pirate captain with a black beard called Teach, but he is distinguished from the Teach of this article. • According to Peter Pan, Captain Hook was Blackbeard’s boatswain. • The 1986 DC Comics mini-series "Watchmen" features a fictional piratethemed comic book called "Tales of the Black Freighter." It features horror stories surrounding a ship from hell, crewed by the damned and captained by Edward Teach. • In the 2002 Novel Plum Island by Nelson Demille, the plot revolves around the discovery of Blackbeard’s treasure. • J. Meade Falkner’s novel Moonfleet centres around John Trenchard’s discovery of the last resting place of Blackbeard and his hidden treasure. • Blackbeard made a slight appearance in Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters as a prisoner on Circe’s Island, there he is a son of Ares. • Blackbeard is the chief antagonist of the main character John Chandagnac and a Vodou sorcerer in Tim Powers’ 1988 novel On Stranger Tides. His surname is here assumed to be Thatch. • Marshall D. Teach is currently one of the chief antagonists of the anime/manga One Piece. While his goal remains ambiguous, he is the most dangerous rival of Monkey D Luffy. He formed a pirate crew named Blackbeard pirates and is currently the chief in command. Using the power of the yami yami no mi, Teach is one of the shichibukai. Blackbeard • Blackbeard (2006), a Hallmark Channel television mini-series starring Angus MacFadyen (from Braveheart) as the pirate. • In 2007, Keith Richards makes a cameo role in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End as the father of Captain Jack Sparrow. The name of his character was Captain Teague, which is probably a tribute to Blackbeard whose last name was Teach, although there is also a Scottish pirate called Robert Teague.[19] Captain Teague is the Keeper of the Code for the Brethren Court.[20] Also, Davy Jones’s tentacles (and beard, during the moments where Calypso returns him to human form) may also be a reference to the notorious beard. TV • In 2006, the BBC produced a two part docu-drama "Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean" starring James Purefoy as Blackbeard. Documentaries • Blackbeard was one of the many famous pirates reviewed in the History Channel program "True Caribbean Pirates", along with Henry Morgan, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Black Bart Roberts. • A 2-hour special on National Geographic called "Blackbeard: Terror at Sea", in which a narrative is given about Teach’s adventures. • A shipwreck that experts claim belonged to Blackbeard is currently being excavated off the North Carolina coast.[21] This excavation was the subject of an episode of the PBS series Secrets of the Dead. Computer and video games • Blackbeard was the name of a 1988 Sinclair Spectrum computer game released by Topo Soft in Spain, and which was re-released by Kixx in the United Kingdom.[22] • In the game Sid Meier’s Pirates!, Blackbeard plays a minor role as a rival pirate (at the start of the game, Blackbeard is the 2nd most notorious pirate in the Caribbean). (1987 and 2004) • In Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, a card catalog entry in the Phatt Island library mentions Blackbeard: Films and miniseries • Blackbeard appears in the movie Anne of the Indies (1951) • Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) • Peter Ustinov played the title role in the 1968 film comedy Blackbeard’s Ghost.[18] • Yellowbeard (1983), the title character played by Graham Chapman was based on Blackbeard. 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "BIOGRAPHY: ’ME AND BLACKBEARD’" (1991) In the computer role-playing game, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Edward Teach is the name of a famous pirate who transports the character to certain locations in the game world. ’Baltor the Blackbearded’ appears in the Dreamcast game Skies of Arcadia. His ship is called ’The Blackbeard’, and Baltor himself resembles Blackbeard. In the MMORPG City of Villains, Blackbeard massacred the soldiers of a fort at the fictional location of Port Oakes, causing their ghosts to haunt the area. (2005) In the adventure game Red Jack: The Revenge of the Brethren, Blackbeard is portrayed as one of the brethren under Red Jack’s command. In 7 Studios’ video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow a character named Black Smoke James, voiced by Steven Jay Blum, bears some resemblance to Blackbeard. In the computer game Port Royale I&II (by Ascaron Entertainment), he appears as a marauding pirate that loots merchant fleets and Spanish treasure fleets. In the video game Golden Sun, there is an extra boss named Deadbeard, on Crossbone Island. In the MMORPG Earth & Beyond, there is a star system only accessible by Pirates called ’Blackbeard’s Wake’. The space station in the system is the ’Queen Anne’s Revenge’. In Mega Man Battle Network 6, he is only a WWW member who cause an incident in the Seaside Town in Cyber City. He is also an operator of his net navi Diveman.EXE In the MMORPG game Voyage Century Online, Blackbeard is one of the Pirate bosses which you can fight. In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, Blackbeard is a skeleton type "Notorious Monster" that can appear when pirates attack the passenger ferry from Mhaura to Selbina. In Ascaron Entertainment’s 2007 PC game Tortuga: 2 Treasures, the main character is betrayed by Blackbeard who then embarks upon an adventure of revenge. Blackbeard Other • Blackbeard was the featured centerpiece of the famous Disney Park attraction Pirates of the Caribbean from 1967 to mid-2006, when he was replaced by Captain Hector Barbossa from the Pirates movie franchise. • A painting of Blackbeard hangs in Van Der Veer House (ce. 1790), in Bath. • Blackbeard’s flag was also one of several taken from real-life accounts and used in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. • Blackbeard’s Flag is also currently being worn by World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Brian Kendrick as a design on his wrestling shorts. • ECW Superstar Paul Burchill is sometimes mentioned as being a "descendant" of Blackbeard. • William McGonagall wrote a poem about Blackbeard called ’Captain Teach alias "Black Beard"’. • Joe Nuccio wrote a song about Blackbeard’s demise entitled ’Edward Teach’ on the CD ’Signing Einstein’ (released 2001). • Blackbeard is the subject of a musical written by Rob Gardner entitled "Blackbeard". • The Dreadnok Pirate from the G.I.Joe toy line has a given name of Morgan Teach, alluding to Henry Morgan and Edward Teach. • • • • • • • • See also • Blackbeard’s Castle • References Bibliography • Shomette, Donald G. Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807. Centreville, Maryland: Tidewater Publishers, 1985. • Spotswood, Alexander.The Official Letters of Alexander Spotswood, LieutenantGovernor of the Colony of Virginia, 1710-1722. Edited by R. A. Brock. New York: AMS Press Inc., 1973. • North Carolina Office of Archives and History • • • 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blackbeard Notes [1] Queen Anne’s Revenge Online [2] Perry, Dan. Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean. Thunder’s Mouth Press. p. 14. ISBN 1-56025-885-3. [3] ^ Konstam, Angus (2006). Blackbeard. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 10-12. ISBN 9780471758853. [4] Konstam, Angus (2006). Blackbeard. John Wiley & Sons. p. 25. ISBN 9780471758853. [5] ^ Ross, I. "Blackbeard" United States Naval Institute Proceedings, October 1974 pp. 72-74 [6] [|Woodard, Colin] (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. pp. 222-223. ISBN 978-0-15-603462-3. http://www.republicofpirates.net. [7] "For Blackbeard, at least, this investment paid off. According to historian Angus Konstam who has investigated Blackbeard’s life and piratical career extensively, until Blackbeard’s final battle with the lieutenant of HMS Pearl, Robert Maynard, who took the bearded icon’s life, the world’s most notorious and fearsome pirate had not so much as killed a single man (2006: 157). Apparently he didn’t need to." p. 21, "Pirational Choice: The Economics of Infamous Pirate Practices", Peter T. Leeson [8] "Rather than the result of flamboyance, madness, or eccentricity, pirates like Blackbeard deliberately constructed their bizarre and frightful physical appearances to facilitate piratical plunder. "There is no doubt that Blackbeard," for instance, "was conscious of the public image he had created" and worked diligently to maintain it (Lee 1974: 22)." Leeson 2008. [9] Pendrand, Norman C. (1975) Blackbeard: The Fiercest Pirate of All. [10] The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard, 2007. [11] [|Woodard, Colin] (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. pp. 289-292. ISBN 978-0-15-603462-3. http://www.republicofpirates.net. [12] [|Woodard, Colin] (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. pp. 294-296. ISBN 978-0-15-603462-3. http://www.republicofpirates.net. [13] Whedbee, Charles Harry. "Blackbeard’s Cup". Blackbeard’s Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks. ISBN 9780895870704. http://books.google.com/ books?id=Qi_VecDTnS4C&client=firefoxa. [14] Pendered, Norman C. (1975). Blackbeard: The Fiercest Pirate of All. Manetoba, North Carolina: Times Printing Co., Inc. http://books.google.com/ books?id=blH3GAAACAAJ&dq=Blackbeard,+the+Fie a. [15] Blackbeard ! - Ladies Man - Coastal North Carolina, South Carolina. Outer Banks. [16] [|Woodard, Colin] (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-15-603462-3. http://www.republicofpirates.net. [17] http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2009/ 05/02/news/news01.txt [18] Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) [19] http://books.google.co.nz/ books?id=rIXe67Wp2sIC&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&d c&sig=gM9hNrAfjwylJYWigGO8J1dS6ok&hl=en&sa= [20] http://www.crankycritic.com/archive07/ pirates3.html [21] http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/03/ blackbeard.ap/index.html [22] "Blackbeard". World of Spectrum. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ infoseekid.cgi?id=0000555. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. External links • Blackbeard on the Unmuseum • North Carolina Office of Archives and History: Special Section on BlackBeard • Mike Daniel the one who found Queen Anne’s Revenge • Queen Anne’s Revenge Archaeological Site • Detailed biography with links to discussion of new archival research on his life • BBC Video about the potential finding of BlackBeards’s ship • National Geographic Magazine Article on Blackbeard • Article on pirates and privateering in Bristol, and downloadable mp3 audio tour. 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • "Vanished As She Sang", a fictional account of Blackbeard’s visit to New Hampshire’s Isles of Shoals. Blackbeard • Information on Blackbeard, includes other information on Mary Read and Stede Bonnet Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard" Categories: 1680 births, 1718 deaths, English pirates, People from Bristol, British royal pardon recipients, American folklore, Deaths by decapitation This page was last modified on 23 May 2009, at 02:02 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 9