"Edward Teach," the man says. "Blackbeard" Teach, known more commonly by his colorful nickname, was a real-life pirate who sailed the West Indies and Caribbean in the late 1600s. His ship ...

He wasn’t born Baby Blackbeard – his real name was Edward Teach ... little evidence that Blackbeard was a particularly violent pirate and, instead, relied on his ferocious appearance to ...

Many pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, were privateers before they decided that the pirate life was for them. During the golden age of piracy, their party place of choice was an island ...

This particular gang of pirates, who were active at the very beginning of the 18th century for only 4-5 years. Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, the women pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny, were all part ...