A podcast about the life of Edward Teach AKA Blackbeard
Blackbeard was a pirate from the 18th century. He delighted in terrorising pirates and civilians alike as his iconic Jolly Roger flag spread fear across the high seas.
For a time, he sailed with his mentor Pirate Legend ‘Benjamin Hornigold’, but eventually he started his own crew.
Encouraging stories of his own depravity, Blackbeard earned a fierce reputation as an almost demonically cruel man who was prone to bouts of fury and insanity all topped with a superhuman ability to consume alcohol.
But how long could his crime spree continue unchecked? As the bounty on his head grew, a young British lieutenant named Robert Maynard thought he would take his chance…
Supporting Pictures:
FAQ
- How did Blackbeard die?
- Gunshot and sword wounds after a duel with Lieutenant Robert Maynard
- Gunshot and sword wounds after a duel with Lieutenant Robert Maynard
- Where did Blackbeard die?
- Ocracoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina (USA).
- Ocracoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina (USA).
- What was his real name?
- No one knows for sure. Likely Edward Teach or Edward Thatch.
- No one knows for sure. Likely Edward Teach or Edward Thatch.
- What was Edward Teach’s flag?
- Blackbeard/Edward Teach sailed under several flags. His most common one was a white devil spearing a red heart.
Further Reading and Sources:
General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coast by Frank Richard Stockton
Blackbeard the Pirate, A reappraisel of his life and times by Robert E Lee
Attributions:
The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ross Bugden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rPQCe7o7jY&t=796s
Music Provided By Notchback Music (NBM)
https://onemansymphony.bandcamp.com/track/bounty-hunt-in-the-black-sea https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Leave a Reply