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Blackbeard, most likely born Edward Teach, was the most notorious pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. From his flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, he terrorized the Caribbean and the American east coast around 1717. To frighten his enemies he tied burning fuses into his great black beard. In 1718 he was killed in battle by Lieutenant Robert Maynard, who hung his severed head from the bow as a warning. Good to know: Almost nothing is certain about his early life. He probably came from Bristol in England. It was a captured, heavily armed merchant ship. Its wreck was found off North Carolina in 1996. The smoke around his head made him look like a demon. The long black beard gave him his name. In this era many pirates made the seas unsafe. It lasted roughly from about 1650 to 1730. What starts as plain knowledge quickly becomes one aha moment after another. In the end it is less about memorising than about recognising. And it is exactly such details that truly bring a subject to life. Once you know them, you suddenly spot them everywhere again.

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What was Blackbeard's probable real name?

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Edward Teach

Almost nothing is certain about his early life.

πŸ’‘ Did you know? He probably came from Bristol in England.

What was Blackbeard's famous flagship called?

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Queen Anne's Revenge

It was a captured, heavily armed merchant ship.

πŸ’‘ Did you know? Its wreck was found off North Carolina in 1996.

How did Blackbeard make himself especially terrifying in battle?

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He lit fuses in his beard

The smoke around his head made him look like a demon.

πŸ’‘ Did you know? The long black beard gave him his name.

Which region did Blackbeard mainly terrorize?

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The Caribbean

The American east coast was not safe from him either.

πŸ’‘ Did you know? He even blockaded the port of Charleston for a time.

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