The Most Feared Pirate in History: Blackbeard - The True Story

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @HM-dc7vh
    @HM-dc7vh 4 года назад +3724

    The fact that he was only “around” for 2 years is absolutely mind blowing

    • @heiniknallkopp9688
      @heiniknallkopp9688 4 года назад +278

      Most if not all Pirates had a rather short "career", so this is no surprise.

    • @jmtproductions3650
      @jmtproductions3650 3 года назад +189

      "Live fast, die young." (ish)

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 3 года назад +91

      Not here for a long time but here for a good time!

    • @Peter_Joshua
      @Peter_Joshua 3 года назад +12

      @@Ravishrex1 Michael Chandler.

    • @tonyar952
      @tonyar952 2 года назад +44

      @@Ravishrex1 “Short life but a merry one” is pirate quote from John Roberts, funny you said that

  • @baj12739
    @baj12739 7 лет назад +4506

    "KENWAY!!! IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN HEROES!"

  • @dibbage
    @dibbage 5 лет назад +2474

    "20 Sword cut's and 5 bullet wounds" Just let that sink in

    • @geert574
      @geert574 5 лет назад +27

      Bullets back then didn't leave a hole the size of tennisballs inside you

    • @calebsmithwick8470
      @calebsmithwick8470 5 лет назад +207

      Geert Matthys yes, they did.

    • @justaway6169
      @justaway6169 5 лет назад +325

      Not even comparable to how many Whitebeard tanked at Marineford

    • @gr8pain50
      @gr8pain50 4 года назад +41

      @@justaway6169 on god 😹😹

    • @michaelwoolley5958
      @michaelwoolley5958 4 года назад +136

      The legend also says that when they threw his headless body in the sea his head suddenly roared, "come on, Edward!" And his body swam around the vessel three times before it went limp and sunk.

  • @poofnix
    @poofnix 5 лет назад +842

    "A man's dream never end!"

    • @noobmastermeme
      @noobmastermeme 5 лет назад +99

      Zehaaahah

    • @shinma6051
      @shinma6051 4 года назад +51

      I see ure a man of culture too

    • @salgrrez
      @salgrrez 4 года назад +39

      Someone get this Blackbeard a pie

    • @77-7-
      @77-7- 4 года назад +10

      edward thatch

    • @sdach3sach167
      @sdach3sach167 4 года назад +20

      The sky island existed..

  • @araregoodguy
    @araregoodguy 6 лет назад +1688

    Two interesting facts you missed was that he was 6foot 6 in a time when most men were under 6ft. In addition to being a giant physically, he had mad staring eyes and set the tips of his famous beard on fire to look even more wicked. Also he carried 4 black powder pistols which would all be loaded, once fired he would draw his cutlass since they took too long to reload in the heat of battle. Hence 4 pistols.

    • @DesasterdemonDCUOGG
      @DesasterdemonDCUOGG 2 года назад +157

      Most men aren’t 6 foot now too. American average is 5‘9

    • @imjennasidel6703
      @imjennasidel6703 2 года назад +62

      imagine how bad the smell around him must have been when he is burning his beard

    • @panchopistola8298
      @panchopistola8298 2 года назад +7

      You have no idea if that’s true though so …. Carry on .

    • @feonor26
      @feonor26 2 года назад +55

      He didn't set his beard on fire, he put fuses in his beard which he lit before going into battle.

    • @panchopistola8298
      @panchopistola8298 2 года назад +5

      @@feonor26 I mean his beard probably caught fire of the fuses burned short enough .

  • @EpichistoryTv
    @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +799

    For old fans - yes this is the same Blackbeard video as I already put out, but in response to viewer feedback I have added narration, which I think makes it more enjoyable for a lot of people.

    • @rashawnkassen8609
      @rashawnkassen8609 8 лет назад +7

      Awesome

    • @Mexxy
      @Mexxy 8 лет назад +17

      Definitely, much more enjoyable.

    • @MASTERMIND-mr6er
      @MASTERMIND-mr6er 8 лет назад +16

      5:37 the epic jump scare again XD

    • @kimevans8072
      @kimevans8072 8 лет назад +6

      +Epic history TV you should make world war 2 its a good suggestion your awsome ☺

    • @mostafabellabiad3030
      @mostafabellabiad3030 8 лет назад +2

      Good idea ! The voice is always injoyable ^^ Waiting for the next video !

  • @folkrocksage9666
    @folkrocksage9666 2 года назад +491

    Blackbeard needs to be made into an HBO series

    • @Fall3nAng3ls
      @Fall3nAng3ls Год назад +20

      His role in Black Sails is pretty cool.

    • @anonymous-cy2ms
      @anonymous-cy2ms Год назад +2

      ​@@Fall3nAng3lsIs it good in general? Is there a decent bit of action?

    • @Fall3nAng3ls
      @Fall3nAng3ls Год назад +5

      @@anonymous-cy2ms Yeah lots of action. It’s basically it’s own telling of the book treasure island. The ending/twist isn’t my cup of tea but it was a decent show.

    • @bocawilliams9200
      @bocawilliams9200 11 месяцев назад

      YAAAAAAAAS! But have TONS of lady pirates with TIG'OL' BITIES! Then have em kiss each other and put in LOTS of sex scenes. ME LIKEY!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @renediaz7514
      @renediaz7514 8 месяцев назад +4

      “This Flag Means Death” is on HBO and is a great comedy from the point of view of Stede Bonnet meeting Blackbeard

  • @jordanbenjamin3036
    @jordanbenjamin3036 8 лет назад +2590

    So when did he meet up with Luffy?

  • @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746
    @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746 5 лет назад +452

    Interesting Fact: Blackbeard was a very tall man, especially for the time he was born in but he wasn’t very successful. He was very scary because he braided his hair with rope, his height and weight made him a big man and since he was very scary, he would often win battles without a fight, meaning that they’d surrender and pray for peace. (He was 6’5 and 220 lbs)

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 4 года назад +18

      When your commander tells you not to worry as the guy you are about to fight is so big that you can’t miss him, it’s not a good feeling.

    • @Mr.cladmaniac
      @Mr.cladmaniac 3 года назад +21

      Height and Weight that reminded me of the Marshall D. Teach

    • @roopelotjonen5091
      @roopelotjonen5091 2 года назад +24

      Also as the name suggests, he had a large black beard. This also added to his scary look because nobody in Europe or in European colonies grew beards in the early 1700s, only men that didn't shave were mentally insane.

    • @nysom3356
      @nysom3356 2 года назад +8

      Get this man an nba contract

    • @johngrepo9976
      @johngrepo9976 2 года назад +2

      "No Quarter "

  • @tembakaugunung6139
    @tembakaugunung6139 4 года назад +148

    "People Dreams, Never End!"
    Blackbeard

  • @daniel117100
    @daniel117100 8 лет назад +507

    The end scared the shit out of me

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 5 лет назад +14

      Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome oof yeah I can understand that

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 5 лет назад

      Alex The Awsome lol

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 5 лет назад +1

      Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome the same for me

    • @HazbinHotelStaff
      @HazbinHotelStaff 4 года назад +15

      He was called the Great Devil.... By being scared of his face at the end, you've just shown respect to the great BlackBeard.

    • @mr.anderson3015
      @mr.anderson3015 7 месяцев назад

      I pooted a little bit

  • @shawngilliland243
    @shawngilliland243 6 лет назад +173

    The Wars of the Spanish Succession, "at the end of which he found himself unemployed in the Caribbean" - right? What a great way to phrase it! You narrate in such an entertaining, clear, and easy to understand manner! I so enjoy the way you combine history and artistic presentation in your videos!

    • @oddballsok
      @oddballsok 2 года назад

      compare that to: ": The 1990 Yugoslav wars after which he found himself unemployed with tons of machineguns ammo and grenades and went for sweden and France to sell these arms to muslim radicals"..
      or.."The Ukraine- rusian wars of 2020 after which he found himself unemployed with tons of shoulder held AntiTank missiles and anti aircraft missiles and went to muslim radical hell holes such as Afghanistan and Mali and Nigeria and sold all these passenger aircraft kill instruments for cheap boose and hookers"...
      Be careful what you 'wish'for...

  • @morpheus674
    @morpheus674 8 лет назад +182

    This is becoming my favorite channel

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 4 года назад +2

      I’m taking a shot in the dark here when I say you might like Mark Felton’s channel, too. His videos tend to be about one individual/group/battle.

  • @MuhammadRaiyan135
    @MuhammadRaiyan135 4 года назад +685

    I like how the comments are just my two fandoms crossing over with Assassin's Creed on one side and One Piece on another

    • @thelastronin7145
      @thelastronin7145 4 года назад +8

      yes

    • @rabim5107
      @rabim5107 4 года назад +51

      And pirates of the Caribbean as well

    • @phil_5430
      @phil_5430 4 года назад +17

      One Piece sucks, kiddy carton for kids with short attention span

    • @tarikizgua1835
      @tarikizgua1835 4 года назад +53

      @@phil_5430 what?? You clearly didn't read One Piece (manga at least) , God tier in story telling and world building

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 4 года назад +7

      @@phil_5430 hate is corrosive.

  • @Mattnoble80
    @Mattnoble80 2 года назад +26

    I live in NC and visit ocracoke as much as I can, it is amazing to think what happened in such a short amount of time. Glad to be so close to so much history

  • @SodaPrezsing
    @SodaPrezsing 8 лет назад +409

    We need a Epic History on Genghis Khan.
    The exception!

    • @redheadrusskie
      @redheadrusskie 8 лет назад

      ^^^^^

    • @operateur1177
      @operateur1177 8 лет назад +1

      yup

    • @andrehecklae7892
      @andrehecklae7892 8 лет назад +1

      Yes please

    • @GutsLikesItInTheAss
      @GutsLikesItInTheAss 8 лет назад +4

      Butthurt Middle Eastern or East European confirmed. Btw, would rather have a documentary on the first 100 years of Mongol Empire, more interesting.

    • @redheadrusskie
      @redheadrusskie 8 лет назад +9

      Guts Likes It In The Ass I myself am eastern European, us Russians find Timujin Khan a very interesting historical figure. Probably the best film about him was directed by Sergei Bodrov.

  • @michellanjeaneerasquero1310
    @michellanjeaneerasquero1310 5 лет назад +504

    I went here because of Marshall D. Teach

  • @sacke1103
    @sacke1103 4 года назад +180

    What surprised me the most was that he was only 38 when he died.
    I thought for sure that he was like in his 50s.

    • @ringofdreal1374
      @ringofdreal1374 3 года назад +17

      It's already rare for people in that era to live for about 50 not to mention a pirate....

    • @john2432
      @john2432 2 года назад

      @Nayer Yayer Read again, pirates

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 2 года назад +12

      He would have been Graybeard by that time.

    • @NachoGaming30
      @NachoGaming30 2 года назад +2

      @@fransbuijs808 XD

  • @PortgasDAce-jo3tu
    @PortgasDAce-jo3tu 4 года назад +767

    Blackbeard : **exists**
    AC4, pirates of caribbean, one piece: it's free real estate

    • @boo4673
      @boo4673 4 года назад +14

      Wait how r u alive-

    • @larassurakusuma685
      @larassurakusuma685 4 года назад +8

      @@boo4673 i was giggling before I read your question and then back to sad

    • @Dentheman1995
      @Dentheman1995 4 года назад +7

      And Black Sails

    • @godelemender8009
      @godelemender8009 3 года назад +4

      Blackbeard is the reason you died

    • @zjean3417
      @zjean3417 3 года назад +2

      SMP (Sid Meier's Pirates): It's free real estate.

  • @GrudgeyCable
    @GrudgeyCable 4 года назад +61

    Would love to see more content of this era and or more pirates from history. A mini series like your Napoleonic wars series would be just amazing!

  • @samgilley3160
    @samgilley3160 7 лет назад +409

    *IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD WE MIGHT OF BEEN HEROES*

    • @derek400004
      @derek400004 6 лет назад +31

      might have* or might've*

    • @jannatibegumruma7271
      @jannatibegumruma7271 4 года назад +4

      We heard that and it still haunts me

    • @zalandkhan4043
      @zalandkhan4043 4 года назад +1

      Sam Gilley in a world without gold we could have been heroes

    • @go10thousand.
      @go10thousand. 3 года назад +1

      brings a tear to my eye every time

    • @stonecold6022
      @stonecold6022 3 года назад +1

      @@zalandkhan4043 "In A The World Without Gold we might have been heroes"

  • @DUNDOM5
    @DUNDOM5 7 лет назад +2010

    Wait a minute. I thought Blackbeard was killed by Jack Sparow on Fountain of youth.

    • @camilleh7484
      @camilleh7484 6 лет назад +60

      DUNDOM5 barbosa

    • @traeherren2269
      @traeherren2269 5 лет назад +26

      No, he was keel hauled 3xs then shot in the head by Gov Roger's. Well on Black Sails lol

    • @richardtaylor1062
      @richardtaylor1062 5 лет назад +13

      DUNDOM5 Jack Sparrow is a fake not real like BlackBeard if Jack Sparrow was real I would rather run with The ruthless pirate like BlackBeard any day but shit if I was to go to hell make a deal with the devil and summon me and Blackbeard so we be pirate vampire's for the living to live in fear.

    • @stanfr654
      @stanfr654 5 лет назад +22

      What in Davy Jones' locker did ye just bark at me, ye scurvy bilgerat? I'll have ye know I be the meanest cutthroat atop the seven seas, and I've led copius raids on fishin hamlets, and shagged over 300 wenches. I be trained in finesse pillaging and be the starkest with a flint-lock of all the captains on the high seas. Ye be nothing to me but another source o' swag. I'll have yer guts for garters and keel haul ye like never been done before, hear me true. You think ye can hide behind your newfangled computing doohickey? Think two fold of that, scallywag. As we parley I be signaling my cryptic brotherhood o' pirates across the sea and yer port is being sniffed right now so ye better prepare for the typhoon, weevil. The kind o' monsoon that'll wipe ye arse off the charts. You're chum, fool. I can sail anywhere, in any waters, and can end ye in o'er elevendy seven ways, and that be just with me hook and fist. Not only do I be top o' the line with me cutlass, but I have an entire pirate fleet at my beck and call and I'll damned sure use it all to wipe yer arse off o' the world, ye dog. If only ye had had the premonition to know what devilish wrath your jibe was to incur, ye might have belayed ye nag. But ye couldn't, ye didn't, and now ye'll pay the ultimate toll, ye bozo. I'll shit fury all over ye and ye'll drown in the depths o' it. You're fish nibble now.

    • @midoriyaaazu
      @midoriyaaazu 5 лет назад +30

      Richard Taylor r/whoooosh

  • @223Warlord
    @223Warlord 8 лет назад +176

    your naturally talented voice plus the music make your better than professional. Do you do narration and voice acting as a living. You are really good at what you do.

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +52

      Charles Nove is the narrator, and yes, he's a professional voice over artist.

  • @sgrdpdrsn
    @sgrdpdrsn 2 года назад +46

    In 2007, my wife and I was on cruise with RCCL and had a day at CocoCay Island. We went away from all the people and suddenly, behind goblins and thornbushes, I discovered 5-6 graves with marble stones on. We managed to get into the graveyard, and on one of the stones, it stood - almost invisible - Captain Blackbeard. When I got home to Norway, I contacted US authorities, but I didn't hear more.
    In 2014, we had the same cruise. When we found this graveyard, it was totally "destroyed" with a stone of concrete telling that this is the grave of Blackbeard.
    You can watch pictures of the original stone, by searching the Internet. I am so sorry that the old stone has been taken away, but I can understand that many would have tried to steal a part of the stone as a souvenir.

    • @chezburger1781
      @chezburger1781 Год назад +7

      wouldnt it just be a memorial, doubt it actually had a body

    • @bentleyferguson2.1
      @bentleyferguson2.1 Год назад +1

      Can I get your email address?
      Cos I'd luv to hear more of your cruise trips more especially the Blackbeard one

  • @jeanniemainzer8551
    @jeanniemainzer8551 2 года назад +21

    When I was a kid, I read “Blackbeard’s Ghost” by Ben Stahl. Juvenile fiction, but I always had an interest in this infamous pirate after that. Thank you for this video!

    • @alancompher3444
      @alancompher3444 Год назад +1

      Blackbeard's Ghost was a Disney movie in the mid 1960's, starring Peter Ustanof (?) As Blackbeard

  • @Angel-uh7oy
    @Angel-uh7oy 5 лет назад +160

    So Blackbeard's first name was same as Whitebeard, now I can see Oda's legendary work 👌👌👍

    • @scottgrasser9737
      @scottgrasser9737 5 лет назад +30

      most one piece pirates have some pirate inspiring there name

    • @mikasafangirl5958
      @mikasafangirl5958 5 лет назад +1

      Light Yagami he’s such a genius 😢😫😫😫😫👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    • @muns8928
      @muns8928 4 года назад +26

      His last name is Thatch. He was whitebeards 4th division commander. Blackbeard killed Thatch to get the darkness fruit.

    • @77-7-
      @77-7- 4 года назад +1

      edward thatch, yeah the previous owner of blackbeard current df

    • @muns8928
      @muns8928 4 года назад +2

      @@77-7- not Edward Thatch. Just Thatch. Edward is whitebeard himself.

  • @thefateweaverchannel2288
    @thefateweaverchannel2288 5 лет назад +14

    This guy was on a next level mission what a time to be alive

    • @User18dog
      @User18dog 2 года назад +3

      Fr, like I’m just thinking of being one of the guys who stumbled upon that Spanish treasure ship and “took all the easy stuff” like casually picking up gold n silver

  • @3uffalo3illard
    @3uffalo3illard 7 лет назад +16

    Love pirate history!! Please make more!

  • @aleksyblack
    @aleksyblack 2 года назад +22

    Did the guy say that there is NO record of Blackbeard killing any of his victims? That’s insane!

    • @H12vuur
      @H12vuur Месяц назад

      I think he mean Blackbeard didn't kill his victims after he captured them.

  • @sturggaming6759
    @sturggaming6759 5 лет назад +20

    There was a replica of the queen annes revenge in port when I was younger I got to meet Blackbeard and his crew he had the smoking hair and all was then I fell in love with the days of old and tallships

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 4 года назад +1

      I thought you were going to say you fell in love with Blackbeard like one of those freaky prison pen pal chicks.
      P.S. Two Years Before The Mast did it for me. Also, growing up in Norfolk.

  • @trnrarmy
    @trnrarmy 8 лет назад +55

    the Queen Ann's revenge is off the coast of Beaufort NC !

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 8 лет назад +1

      Cxt Turner are you sure is a replica,I'm just asking cause I'm just a dumbass in the Internet asking questions 😂

    • @johnyblaze5555
      @johnyblaze5555 8 лет назад +1

      The Unknown I think he means the wreck

    • @marlene97280
      @marlene97280 6 лет назад

      That's la Concorde this is a French boat !

    • @johnnypopulus5521
      @johnnypopulus5521 3 года назад

      I have seen the relica brought up from it. I can confirm this.

  • @MatthewSchooley94
    @MatthewSchooley94 7 лет назад +330

    What, no mention of Edward Kenway? Shame on you, Epic History TV. XP

    • @therevolution6436
      @therevolution6436 7 лет назад +57

      Lol glad I wasn't the only one who immediately associates Blackbeard with Edward kenway

    • @thisisthetruth4525
      @thisisthetruth4525 6 лет назад

      Yeah

    • @SwordNSkullGaming
      @SwordNSkullGaming 6 лет назад +6

      Shame Edward wasn’t real though :/. Thatch drinks damnation now.

    • @cheriftekouk7870
      @cheriftekouk7870 6 лет назад +2

      +Vodka Gods EDWARD KENWAY was real but he quitted PIRATES life after a little while and the JACKDAW was never been heard of again

    • @miguelpadeiro762
      @miguelpadeiro762 6 лет назад +6

      Cherif Tekouk Nope he wasn't, he's a fictional character

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography 5 лет назад +11

    "I can think of at least three lies she must have told you to bring this about. First, I imagine she told you I retired from a prosperous trade to settle with her, what she likely did not mention is that trade was high seas Piracy. Second she told you that my name was Drummond, but when I plied that trade it was called: Teach. Third, she clearly led you to believe that you could point your sword in my direction and survive the experience. This too was something less than the truth."
    -Edward Teach Black Sails S3E1

  • @sarban1653
    @sarban1653 4 года назад +19

    0:13 Actually, that's wrong. His real name is Marshall D. Teach.

    • @fuckthepolice.9410
      @fuckthepolice.9410 4 года назад

      No one knows for sure his real name almost 6 or 7 different possibilities

    • @michaelbautista-flores1946
      @michaelbautista-flores1946 3 месяца назад +6

      @@fuckthepolice.9410he’s joking. That’s the name of the Blackbeard from the extremely popular anime and manga (comic book) series ONE PIECE, who is one of the final antagonists of the protagonist

    • @T57Custodian
      @T57Custodian 20 дней назад

      His name was Edward Teach.

  • @SFS440Hertz
    @SFS440Hertz 2 года назад +24

    Great video, I do wish you had elaborated on how he instilled this fear without murdering or torturing any of his victims.

    • @neebles6664
      @neebles6664 2 года назад +3

      he instilled fear with his appearance, making himself look demon like. pirates generally wanted people to surrender so this was his tactic of choice :)

  • @bitcoincryptofreedom3652
    @bitcoincryptofreedom3652 6 лет назад +233

    I came here from being in a pirate mood, after playing Assassin's creed black flag. :D

  • @barneyforfree5392
    @barneyforfree5392 5 лет назад +30

    Now he's name is "Marshall D. Teach"

  • @stormyprawn
    @stormyprawn 4 года назад +19

    Me when I flush the toilet and the water starts rising: 5:37

  • @Al-ou3so
    @Al-ou3so 3 года назад +2

    The quality of these videos is top class!

  • @jaysartori9032
    @jaysartori9032 2 года назад +4

    Long live Black Beard. Black Beard still lives on through stories!

  • @GhostTank482
    @GhostTank482 8 лет назад +40

    I watched the first version of this video when it first came out and i forgot the "jump scare" at the end so today i got spooked again. Pls no more

    • @cobalt-6D
      @cobalt-6D 8 лет назад +6

      It actually didn't scare me all that much, which is unusual for since jump scares always get me

    • @Yurippe123
      @Yurippe123 8 лет назад +1

      2spooky4u

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 7 лет назад

      where's the jumpstart?

    • @rexstewart4740
      @rexstewart4740 5 лет назад

      first last is it sad I saw it thought he was joking and got spooked

  • @mageillus
    @mageillus 8 лет назад +4

    I typed on the search bar Epic History for absolute no reason at all, you sir have a new subscriber ! ! !

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 2 года назад +4

    My friend tom kies Jr makes glass marbles as an artist. His father was the chief archaeologist on the queen Anne's revenge recovery project here in north Carolina. She lays about ten miles off the coast of the outer banks. Seeing pictures of the wrecks finds before the public was a privilege ill never forget. Rest in the peace you didn't give your victims Mr thatch.

    • @espressoresso9848
      @espressoresso9848 Год назад +2

      Super late to this comment but I was able to see a piece of the hull from the wreck of The Queen Anne’s Revenge, it was amazing

  • @عنادمطهر
    @عنادمطهر 3 месяца назад

    What I appreciate most about this ancient history documentary is its attention to the smaller details that are often overlooked in mainstream narratives

  • @TheWhistlingBreeze
    @TheWhistlingBreeze 5 лет назад +1

    The use of music in this video is AWESOME!!

  • @christianolson8543
    @christianolson8543 2 года назад +23

    One Piece has peaked an interest in me in pirates. The way they just took things into their own hands and risked it all for a mere chance to shake up the world is so cool. Some even succeeded to an impressive degree. That’s the best part.

    • @ancientragerv2561
      @ancientragerv2561 2 года назад

      Most just wanted money

    • @christianolson8543
      @christianolson8543 2 года назад +1

      @@ancientragerv2561 I would say so as well, but I don’t think that’s the only reason. Some were just young men who didn’t want to be hunkered down by the monotony of normal life and were seeking adventure. Others wanted to leave a legacy. I think the ambition to leave a legacy is what makes the pirate life so romantic to us today. Sure they wanted money, but they also knew it would come at the cost of never being able to live a “normal” life ever again. They knew if they were good enough at being a pirate, they would be wanted across the world.

    • @Hugh_Morris
      @Hugh_Morris Год назад +1

      There was a book that my brother read, basically said "Pirates were the hipsters of their day". Because life was all about seafaring in that day, they were just going against the societal norm for their own gain. And think about it, allot of these men served as privateers originally, that's just legal piracy against ships from other countries England was at war with. So pirates just thought, if we're gonna do this we might as well go all in and plunder everything, make a fortune and become infamous.

  • @itzSlytherinapple
    @itzSlytherinapple 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for helping me with my home-learning you helped a lot 🥰🥰

  • @HazbinHotelStaff
    @HazbinHotelStaff 4 года назад +46

    Oh snap! BlackBeard was real? I always heard stories of him from my great grandfather when I was around 5 years old. Never knew he was a real pirate that commanded the great Queen Ann's Revenge Ship. The ships were always my favorite things to hear about.

    • @megabladechronicles962
      @megabladechronicles962 3 года назад +4

      Yup, and his ship was believed to have originally been a merchant/slave ship

  • @henry3947
    @henry3947 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @robgoffroad
    @robgoffroad 2 года назад +4

    I'm waiting (impatiently) for a video about the life and times of the Dread Pirate Roberts.

  • @alasdairdrake8507
    @alasdairdrake8507 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for the making the connection between Hornigold and Stede. Kinda wish the friendship of Vane was mentioned. If only to show the historical connection of these frightening figures

  • @strongstone4485
    @strongstone4485 4 года назад +2

    "In a world without gold...we might have been heroes"-BLACK BEARD

  • @kaitlynsplayhouse2473
    @kaitlynsplayhouse2473 5 лет назад +34

    Damn, Blackbeard lost some weight

  • @michaeljamespitt8728
    @michaeljamespitt8728 6 месяцев назад +1

    blackbeard and banksy are probably the most iconic people to come from my home city

  • @LiamPalmerMedia
    @LiamPalmerMedia 4 года назад

    I’m from Bristol, and this is why I love Bristol so fecking much

  • @konankeisetsu7375
    @konankeisetsu7375 8 лет назад +37

    This pirate story is somewhat strange compared with other WW1 videos or Russian history videos, but very impressive.
    Sound and graphic effects are always great!!
    Thank you very much for continuing to create such high-quality videos.
    I'm a fan of Epic History TV.
    I'm really looking forward to your new video.
    I'm a Japanese and in Japanese history, pirates played decisive parts in decisive battles and changed the course of history. So these kinds of gangsters or pirates are also very important to know!! I knew Black Beard for the first time.

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +4

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.

    • @konankeisetsu7375
      @konankeisetsu7375 8 лет назад +2

      Thank you for replying.
      Have a nice day and have a great creation of great videos!!

  • @mamacat2049
    @mamacat2049 3 года назад +16

    Thanks for the info. Very close to the things I found out about Edward Teach when I was researching him. Joke or not, we were always told we were related. So all my life growing up I was fascinated by his story. Awesome!

    • @DevonExplorer
      @DevonExplorer 2 года назад +1

      Cool! My daughter-in-law from North Carolina heard that when she was growing up too. Yes, in Britain we also know him as Edward Teach. Nice. :)

  • @babybleau1964
    @babybleau1964 5 лет назад +2

    Blackbeard is my favorite historical figure.

  • @iinured
    @iinured 5 лет назад +1

    Assassin's Creed Black flag was so good. When Blackbeard and thatch were in memory it was incredible

  • @RIhanwhy
    @RIhanwhy Год назад +1

    "IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD,WE MIGHT'VE BEEN HEROES"

  • @dragonfankaz567
    @dragonfankaz567 4 года назад +3

    "IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD, WE COULD'VE BEEN HEROES!"

  • @JustinDon
    @JustinDon 5 лет назад +57

    Blackbeard's the best villian in all of One Piece and anime. Who's better? I'll wait.

    • @josephpotts8208
      @josephpotts8208 5 лет назад +7

      Yoshikage Kira
      But you most likely don't know who that is

    • @kodiax9847
      @kodiax9847 5 лет назад +4

      Of all anime? No its madara

    • @wandyful
      @wandyful 5 лет назад +3

      doflamingo's definitely a better villain than teach, but if we're talking all of anime then Kira Yoshikage

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 5 лет назад +5

      Plankton
      Dr. Doofenshmirtz
      Thanos
      Jon Arbuckle
      Lord Farquaad
      King Dedede

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 5 лет назад

      @@Ghostx003 and you are not an smart

  • @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294
    @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294 6 лет назад +28

    Black sails anyone

  • @NateDohdoubleG
    @NateDohdoubleG 2 года назад +1

    Another great episode 👍

  • @draphotube4315
    @draphotube4315 2 года назад +1

    We are in need of more pirate content

  • @amberjones4285
    @amberjones4285 8 лет назад +8

    I have to say you're awesome . And I will have to share this !

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +1

      Thanks Amber!

    • @amberjones4285
      @amberjones4285 8 лет назад +2

      THIS RUclipsR IS AWESOME ! Please share ! He is amazing !
      And I cant tell you how much I love history . This guy just does it right !
      ruclips.net/video/_eyKPDsOyR8/видео.html
      ^^^
      This is what I'm going to share because I do believe you do it right.
      farewell !

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +7

      Awesome, thank you!

    • @imathewofcanada3930
      @imathewofcanada3930 8 лет назад +1

      Amber Jones you are so right

  • @LeftRightWay
    @LeftRightWay 3 года назад +5

    This is has more information than Netflix's six part series on the pirates of Nassau.

  • @xarhsify
    @xarhsify 3 года назад +5

    Dude, he captured 15 ships in 3 weeks, after he stole stede bonnet ship, he captured a french slave ship and turned it to a war machine... 450 crew members...
    Damn what a legend.

  • @jl88570
    @jl88570 2 года назад +1

    Great work man. Please make another videos and with other notorious pirates such Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack Rackham, Henry Avery and others.

  • @brucehescht1210
    @brucehescht1210 2 года назад +1

    I love how the mounted his head on the ship pretty cool 😎

  • @Corey_Rose04
    @Corey_Rose04 Год назад +10

    OBX Season 4 gonna pop

  • @dean8147
    @dean8147 6 лет назад +13

    blackbeard representing my home, Bristol ~
    arr' me matey

    • @Blackbeard007
      @Blackbeard007 6 лет назад +1

      and mine... ironically he is actually classed as a local hero here but as a fellow bristolian you already know that.

    • @CalamityHillMusic
      @CalamityHillMusic 5 лет назад

      He was a white guy with dreadlocks, obviously he was from Bristol.

  • @jiraiyaboy9848
    @jiraiyaboy9848 6 лет назад +52

    The 42 people who disliked this are guaranteed redcoats!

    • @andrewmccloud8581
      @andrewmccloud8581 6 лет назад +3

      Redcoats had nothing to do with this. The one time Blackbeard actually came face to face with the Royal Navy, he got be-headed, and his entire crew was either killed in battle or hanged after.

    • @americantemplar6553
      @americantemplar6553 6 лет назад +1

      he did not get hanged i can assure you
      he got wounded by the sharp side of the sword 27 times
      and still lived
      then he got his head cut off

    • @andrewmccloud8581
      @andrewmccloud8581 6 лет назад +3

      I never said Blackbeard was hanged, I said his crew was. There was a slight hint of this when I said: "...he got be-headed, and his entire crew was either killed in battle of hanged after."

    • @americantemplar6553
      @americantemplar6553 6 лет назад

      i dont know but i think some of his crew could have escaped and swim back to Nassau
      EDIT:i said run instead of swim

    • @andrewmccloud8581
      @andrewmccloud8581 6 лет назад

      @@americantemplar6553 After an exhausting battle with the Royal Navy? I doubt it. Maybe some were spared, but I highly doubt they escaped.

  • @zanyewest572
    @zanyewest572 2 года назад

    this is possibly the best yt channel ever!!

  • @MrKevinMills
    @MrKevinMills 4 месяца назад +1

    Centuries ? Legend Pirate Forever !!!

  • @Dirk625
    @Dirk625 6 лет назад +5

    It should be noted that almost half of Black Beard's crew were freed slaves.

  • @la7era1u54
    @la7era1u54 2 года назад +11

    I always thought tales of pirates were overblown, maybe plundering a few ships. Boy was I wrong. I see why he is still a legend 300 years later. The balls one this guy!!!

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 2 года назад +3

      Wait until you hear stories about Henry Morgan or Laurens de Graaff or Henry Every or John Taylor...

  • @Kevin-hb5rk
    @Kevin-hb5rk 5 лет назад +7

    "Short life and a merry one"

  • @theoutlook55
    @theoutlook55 2 года назад

    I know why I got this on my feed (again): I like history and I just rewatched (casting to my TV) the Pirates of the Caribbean 4 movie, that has Blackbeard as the antagonist.
    Gosh! Them tracking features work so fast.

  • @spoolofflarn8760
    @spoolofflarn8760 3 года назад

    Lol the quick zoom on blackbeard's face at the end is the greatest stinger I can think of. Nice

  • @gregchainey2571
    @gregchainey2571 2 года назад +9

    Once I was a pirate
    That roamed the seven sea
    I slaughtered many people
    Even pirates like me
    I stabed them with me cutless
    I shot them with a gun
    But most of all
    I killed the for fun
    I buried lots of treasure
    Under the ground
    I buried lots more
    Where it couldn't be found
    And if they saw me
    They were very scared
    Because they knew
    I was Blackbeard

  • @mageillus
    @mageillus 4 года назад +3

    If you could do other pirate videos, could you do: Ching Shih, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Olivier Levasseur, Henry Morgan, and William Dampier please? Thanks!

  • @thamor4746
    @thamor4746 4 года назад

    Nice, really like the narration with the map movements.

  • @digitalworms
    @digitalworms 2 года назад +2

    Now I wanna play sid meier's pirates! We need more pirate documentaries!

  • @cinemaismywife
    @cinemaismywife 7 лет назад +525

    ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @elusivelight3766
    @elusivelight3766 2 года назад +5

    Someone needs to make a AAA movie about this.

  • @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss
    @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss 8 лет назад +11

    BlackBeard From the anime One Piece :3

  • @pikmak920
    @pikmak920 6 лет назад +1

    Blackbeard's two year reign of terror was just a massive bender that got out of hand.

  • @slabbyfatback2272
    @slabbyfatback2272 2 года назад

    What a great breakdown w/a ton of info crammed into a 6 min vid!! Great job!

  • @nine7220
    @nine7220 5 лет назад +75

    Fun fact: Blackbeard and Whitebeard were confirmed by Oda to be based by Edward Thatch; Blackbeard. By this we can see that Blackbeard will eventually be luffy's last enemy.
    Okay bye, I seriously just went here for One piece reference lol

    • @S55M3
      @S55M3 5 лет назад +3

      Luffy probably gonna end up making a deal with the world government to bring blackbeard down, with all the devil fruit powers his gaining I can see another war happening to take him down

    • @dannyisaskater34
      @dannyisaskater34 5 лет назад

      Ni ne lol me too 😂😂😂

  • @altairibn-laahad1172
    @altairibn-laahad1172 6 лет назад +68

    Anyone remember Assassin's creed Black Flag ???

    • @ee-us3cu
      @ee-us3cu 6 лет назад +2

      Me i remembered thatch death thats so sad

    • @squeguinquack2570
      @squeguinquack2570 5 лет назад

      Altaïr Ibn-la'ahad
      In a world without gold, we might’ve been heroes

    • @rexstewart4740
      @rexstewart4740 5 лет назад

      Out X Sn1per so was kidds death

  • @L8RSTORM
    @L8RSTORM 7 лет назад +71

    I came here because of one piece because it has a villain named black beard

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 5 лет назад +1

      L8RSTORM lol yeah a lot of people probably did the same personally I don’t care for that anime but I’m happy other people like it and I was expecting to see a lot of one piece comments lol 😆

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 5 лет назад +1

      Really
      Not from a history book
      Not because Blackbeard was one of the most famous pirates to ever live
      But because of your overrated cartoon

    • @rexstewart4740
      @rexstewart4740 5 лет назад +1

      SlewedBoot25934 I agree

    • @venmathepirate3076
      @venmathepirate3076 5 лет назад +1

      @@SlewedBoot25934 There's a difference between Cartoon and Anime. Also, One Piece is only overrated in Japan.

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 5 лет назад +1

      @@venmathepirate3076 want some soup with your idiot juice

  • @bedechibuzo7758
    @bedechibuzo7758 2 года назад +1

    Hearing Nassau brings assassins creed black flag nostalgia. I loved that city

  • @zacharytuller2262
    @zacharytuller2262 6 месяцев назад

    Black sails is a great show. We need a new movie depicting all of this. Would be epic imo.

  • @sojiro2000
    @sojiro2000 6 месяцев назад +4

    I still can’t believe he has two devil fruits

  • @snazzie8287
    @snazzie8287 6 лет назад +51

    Whitebeard?

    • @pepe-yp2lh
      @pepe-yp2lh 5 лет назад +5

      @Dave Shaffer i mean blackbeard only can steal devil fruits thats lame

    • @pepe-yp2lh
      @pepe-yp2lh 5 лет назад +1

      xddd only cool persons understand

    • @blank482
      @blank482 4 года назад

      Rip

  • @Accurize2
    @Accurize2 2 года назад +3

    And now kids dress up as pirates for Halloween. I wonder if in another 200 years those kids will dress up as Bloods and Crips…maybe even lawyers.

    • @newt2120
      @newt2120 2 года назад

      kids already dress up as bloods and crips...did you not go to school?

  • @honorladone8682
    @honorladone8682 2 года назад +1

    He was a mover and shaker. Badass, fearless. Philadelphia USA

  • @1776Pundit
    @1776Pundit 4 года назад +1

    That ending was badass!

  • @redheadrusskie
    @redheadrusskie 8 лет назад +24

    Genghis Khan's Mongolia is a must to produce!