Blackbeard

Blackbeard
Personal Details
Born	c. 1680
Died	22 November 1718
Nationality	English
Occupation	Pirate

Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 18th century. He captained the Queen Anne's Revenge, a 200-ton frigate originally named the Concord, and died in a fierce battle with troops from Virginia on November 22, 1718 at Ocracoke Island.

Popular Culture

Appearances

Variants

The following list is of explicit appearances of Blackbeard.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1936	Teach, the bloody pirate	The Devil and Daniel Webster, author Stephen Vincent Benét	In Marshfield, Massachusetts, during the early 19th century, the Devil goes to court to collect the soul of Jabez Stone. After being allowed to pick the jurors, the Devil picked Teach, as well as Walter Butler, Simon Girty, King Philip, Sir Thomas Dale, Morton of Merry Mount, John Smeet, as well as five other jurors and Justice John Hathorne. Benedict Arnold was away on other business.
2011	Blackbeard	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Blackbeard kidnaps fellow pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in a plot to find the Fountain of Youth. Blackbeard was portrayed by Ian McShane.

Links

• Blackbeard on Wikipedia
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• Blackbeard on Encyclopædia Britannica
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