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

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  • The complete story of the dreaded pirate Edward Thatch, AKA Blackbeard, told in 6 minutes with detailed maps of his voyages and notorious deeds.
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    Possibly born in Bristol in England around 1680, Edward Thatch (or Teach) may have served as a sailor or privateer during the War of Spanish Succession (known in America as Queen Anne's War) before turning to high seas larceny in the last 'Golden Age' of piracy.
    Blackbeard's pirate career probably began in 1717 while serving as second-in-command to Captain Ben Hornigold, based in the pirate haven of Nassau in the Bahamas. Together they attacked and plundered merchant ships off the eastern seaboard of colonial America. Blackbeard later met 'gentleman pirate' Stede Bonnet, and took over command of his sloop, 'Revenge'. Blackbeard continued to terrorise the Thirteen Colonies, attacking ships bound for eastern seaports including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, the Chesapeake and Charleston.
    Blackbeard then sailed to the Windward Islands, and near St.Vincent captured a French frigate, 'La Concorde', which had been converted into a slave ship. Some of the slaves joined Blackbeard's crew, the rest he put ashore. Blackbeard renamed the ship 'Queen Anne's Revenge' and fitted her with 40 guns, making her one of the most powerful ships in the area.
    With 'Queen Anne's Revenge' at the head of his small pirate flotilla, Blackbeard attacked ships and settlements from Guadeloupe to the Gulf of Mexico. Spanish sailors nicknamed him 'the Great Devil', and he became the most notorious and feared pirate in the West Indies.
    In 1718 Blackbeard sailed to the coast of Florida, where a Spanish treasure fleet had been wrecked three years before. Some pirates had made their fortune searching the wrecks for silver and gold, and Blackbeard's men spent several weeks diving the wrecks. But they had little success.
    Next, in the most audacious move of his pirate career, Blackbeard, with four ships, blockaded the port of Charleston, capital of the British colony of South Carolina. For six days he stopped all ships entering or leaving the harbour, plundered them, and took their passengers and crew hostage to be ransomed back to the town.
    Moving up the east coast of America looking for a hideaway, Blackbeard's flagship 'Queen Anne's Revenge' ran aground entering a shallow inlet, and sank. By now Blackbeard's crew was over-large and unruly, and some speculate that Blackbeard sank his ship on purpose, to disband his crew and increase his own share of the plunder they were carrying. Now he marooned the most discontent of his men (they were later rescued by Stede Bonnet) and sailed in a spare sloop to Bath with 60 of his best crew. At Bath, then capital of North Carolina, they accepted a royal pardon from the governor, as part of a general pirate amnesty that had been offered by the British government.
    Blackbeard was not content with civilian life, and from his new base at Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks, he soon returned to piracy, robbing two French ships out at sea. Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant Governor of the neighbouring colony, Virginia, was outraged at the prospect of having the infamous, recidivist pirate Blackbeard operating on his doorstep. Although North Carolina was out of his jurisdiction, Spotswood organised a naval expedition to kill or capture Blackbeard. Led by Lieutenant Maynard, Royal Navy, the expedition caught Blackbeard by surprise at Ocracoke Island. In the viscous battle that followed, Blackbeard was finally overpowered and killed.
    N.B. There are no precise records of most of Blackbeard's voyages or attacks. Those depicted in this video are carefully researched but intended to give an accurate impression of his exploits, rather than a precise record of exact routes or attacks. Similarly, there are no accurate contemporary images of Queen Anne's Revenge, so artistic license has been taken with a ship of similar size and type.
    Read more about Blackbeard in this article from Smithsonian.com:
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Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @HM-dc7vh
    @HM-dc7vh 4 года назад +3477

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

    • @heiniknallkopp9688
      @heiniknallkopp9688 4 года назад +258

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

    • @jmtproductions3650
      @jmtproductions3650 3 года назад +178

      "Live fast, die young." (ish)

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 3 года назад +88

      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

  • @dibbage
    @dibbage 5 лет назад +2334

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

    • @geert574
      @geert574 4 года назад +27

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

    • @calebsmithwick8470
      @calebsmithwick8470 4 года назад +206

      Geert Matthys yes, they did.

    • @justaway6169
      @justaway6169 4 года назад +305

      Not even comparable to how many Whitebeard tanked at Marineford

    • @gr8pain50
      @gr8pain50 4 года назад +39

      @@justaway6169 on god 😹😹

    • @michaelwoolley5958
      @michaelwoolley5958 4 года назад +132

      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.

  • @demilembias2527
    @demilembias2527 7 лет назад +2048

    What an absolute badass. Blackbeard is one of my favorite historical figures.

    • @ynacyr4
      @ynacyr4 7 лет назад +103

      It is VERY childish to praise a bandit.

    • @yuhyuh5674
      @yuhyuh5674 6 лет назад +126

      Rafaela B. What's funny is that you state you're very open minded, what a load of bs

    • @ohhellnahahaha867
      @ohhellnahahaha867 6 лет назад +111

      Rafaela B. Wow, what you said is a load of CRAP! It's more childish that you that you judge someone from there likings. Personally I view pirates as brave warriors. At the time England had full control of America, I mean don't you know about the civil war. You should admire them from there feats.

    • @rumbajuice
      @rumbajuice 6 лет назад +4

      Galvarino. Name more badasses of world history.

    • @alexneulaender9424
      @alexneulaender9424 6 лет назад +48

      Even though i agree with u, 100 years from now will people say the same about terrorists in the 2000's? Pirates were basically terrorists of the age as like terrorism today, they spread fear throughout the world, even though i am a big fan of pirates and if you are, i highly recommend watching the series Black Sails if you havent

  • @araregoodguy
    @araregoodguy 6 лет назад +1583

    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 +151

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

    • @imjennasidel6703
      @imjennasidel6703 2 года назад +59

      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 +54

      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 +4

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

  • @poofnix
    @poofnix 5 лет назад +768

    "A man's dream never end!"

    • @noobmastermeme
      @noobmastermeme 4 года назад +90

      Zehaaahah

    • @shinma6051
      @shinma6051 4 года назад +45

      I see ure a man of culture too

    • @salgrrez
      @salgrrez 4 года назад +35

      Someone get this Blackbeard a pie

    • @77-7-
      @77-7- 4 года назад +8

      edward thatch

    • @sdach3sach167
      @sdach3sach167 4 года назад +18

      The sky island existed..

  • @AmbientSongs1
    @AmbientSongs1 7 лет назад +4345

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

  • @daniel117100
    @daniel117100 8 лет назад +479

    The end scared the shit out of me

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 5 лет назад +13

      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 +14

      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 4 месяца назад

      I pooted a little bit

  • @EpichistoryTv
    @EpichistoryTv  8 лет назад +782

    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 !

  • @MuhammadRaiyan135
    @MuhammadRaiyan135 4 года назад +652

    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 +7

      yes

    • @rabim5107
      @rabim5107 4 года назад +47

      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 +51

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

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 3 года назад +7

      @@phil_5430 hate is corrosive.

  • @folkrocksage9666
    @folkrocksage9666 2 года назад +447

    Blackbeard needs to be made into an HBO series

    • @Fall3nAng3ls
      @Fall3nAng3ls Год назад +16

      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 +4

      @@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 8 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 6 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

  • @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746
    @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746 4 года назад +420

    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 3 года назад +16

      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 +19

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

    • @roopelotjonen5091
      @roopelotjonen5091 2 года назад +22

      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 +7

      Get this man an nba contract

    • @johngrepo9976
      @johngrepo9976 2 года назад +2

      "No Quarter "

  • @jordanbenjamin3036
    @jordanbenjamin3036 8 лет назад +2520

    So when did he meet up with Luffy?

  • @shawngilliland243
    @shawngilliland243 6 лет назад +165

    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...

  • @tembakaugunung6139
    @tembakaugunung6139 4 года назад +134

    "People Dreams, Never End!"
    Blackbeard

  • @michellanjeaneerasquero1310
    @michellanjeaneerasquero1310 5 лет назад +479

    I went here because of Marshall D. Teach

  • @morpheus674
    @morpheus674 8 лет назад +178

    This is becoming my favorite channel

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 3 года назад +1

      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.

  • @Mattnoble80
    @Mattnoble80 2 года назад +25

    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

  • @223Warlord
    @223Warlord 8 лет назад +175

    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.

  • @sacke1103
    @sacke1103 4 года назад +170

    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 +14

      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 +11

      He would have been Graybeard by that time.

    • @NachoGaming30
      @NachoGaming30 2 года назад +1

      @@fransbuijs808 XD

  • @GrudgeyCable
    @GrudgeyCable 3 года назад +60

    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!

  • @DUNDOM5
    @DUNDOM5 7 лет назад +1990

    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

  • @Angel-uh7oy
    @Angel-uh7oy 5 лет назад +153

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

    • @scottgrasser9737
      @scottgrasser9737 5 лет назад +29

      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 +25

      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.

  • @samgilley3160
    @samgilley3160 7 лет назад +400

    *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"

  • @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

  • @sarban1653
    @sarban1653 4 года назад +10

    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 29 дней назад +3

      @@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

  • @thefateweaverchannel2288
    @thefateweaverchannel2288 5 лет назад +12

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

    • @User18dog
      @User18dog 2 года назад +2

      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

  • @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 3 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.

  • @3uffalo3illard
    @3uffalo3illard 6 лет назад +16

    Love pirate history!! Please make more!

  • @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 4 года назад

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

  • @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 :)

  • @barneyforfree5392
    @barneyforfree5392 5 лет назад +27

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

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography 5 лет назад +10

    "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

  • @trnrarmy
    @trnrarmy 8 лет назад +54

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

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 7 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 7 лет назад +1

      The Unknown I think he means the wreck

    • @marlene97280
      @marlene97280 5 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 +326

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

    • @therevolution6436
      @therevolution6436 6 лет назад +58

      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 +5

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

  • @bitcoincryptofreedom3652
    @bitcoincryptofreedom3652 6 лет назад +233

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

  • @Fishermansrus
    @Fishermansrus Год назад +14

    Anyone here after the end of obx3?

  • @stormyprawn
    @stormyprawn 4 года назад +19

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

  • @mamacat2049
    @mamacat2049 2 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. :)

  • @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 ! ! !

  • @christianolson8543
    @christianolson8543 Год назад +22

    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 Год назад

      Most just wanted money

    • @christianolson8543
      @christianolson8543 Год 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.

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

    The quality of these videos is top class!

  • @عنادمطهر
    @عنادمطهر 25 дней назад

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

  • @Corey_Rose04
    @Corey_Rose04 Год назад +10

    OBX Season 4 gonna pop

  • @itzSlytherinapple
    @itzSlytherinapple 3 года назад +3

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

  • @konankeisetsu7375
    @konankeisetsu7375 7 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  7 лет назад +4

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.

    • @konankeisetsu7375
      @konankeisetsu7375 7 лет назад +2

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

  • @kaitlynsplayhouse2473
    @kaitlynsplayhouse2473 5 лет назад +32

    Damn, Blackbeard lost some weight

  • @jaysartori9032
    @jaysartori9032 2 года назад +4

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

  • @cinemaismywife
    @cinemaismywife 6 лет назад +522

    ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @nine7220
    @nine7220 5 лет назад +72

    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 😂😂😂

  • @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

  • @brucehescht1210
    @brucehescht1210 2 года назад +1

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

  • @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294
    @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294 5 лет назад +28

    Black sails anyone

  • @snazzie8287
    @snazzie8287 6 лет назад +27

    Luffy?

  • @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 2 года назад +4

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

  • @sojiro2000
    @sojiro2000 4 месяца назад +4

    I still can’t believe he has two devil fruits

  • @nicolasellis480
    @nicolasellis480 2 года назад +8

    Okay...I just watched "Our Flag Means Death" on HBOMax and when this video mentions Stede Bonnet I just about s**t myself lol. I had no idea that entire series was based off a true story

  • @LeftRightWay
    @LeftRightWay 3 года назад +5

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

  • @vaporwingfauxmcloud1190
    @vaporwingfauxmcloud1190 Год назад +4

    In One Piece, Black Beard is still alive and Captain John was the one stabbed and BB's name was Marshall D. Teach since his origin was split into two i.e White Beard is aka Edward Newgate.
    Marshal D. "Teach" >>> "Edward" Newgate ❤

  • @babybleau1964
    @babybleau1964 5 лет назад +2

    Blackbeard is my favorite historical figure.

  • @mirandamedrano366
    @mirandamedrano366 Год назад +6

    who’s hear after watching outerbanks season 3

  • @bedechibuzo7758
    @bedechibuzo7758 2 года назад +1

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

  • @akbarramadhan2691
    @akbarramadhan2691 2 года назад +1

    Hey! Buggy became one of emperor of the sea along with Blackbeard!

  • @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

  • @strongstone4485
    @strongstone4485 4 года назад +2

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

  • @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...

  • @draphotube4315
    @draphotube4315 2 года назад +1

    We are in need of more pirate content

  • @robgoffroad
    @robgoffroad 2 года назад +2

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

  • @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.

  • @dean8147
    @dean8147 5 лет назад +13

    blackbeard representing my home, Bristol ~
    arr' me matey

    • @Blackbeard007
      @Blackbeard007 5 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 4 года назад

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

  • @annakabradley5086
    @annakabradley5086 3 месяца назад +2

    Blackbeard (Edward Teach): was worth $12.5 million
    While we don’t know much about how Edward Teach’s life began, we know how it ended: a furious battle in 1718 fought between Blackbeard’s crew and a fighting force sent by the Alexander Spotswood, the Governor of the Virginia colony. The governor was involved for good reason, as Blackbeard had amassed millions of dollars of treasure over his career.
    His thick black beard became a trademark, known and feared around the Caribbean and the cash-crop colonies of the Carolinas and the Chesapeake. A trademark intervention was the successful blockade of the major port town of Charleston, South Carolina. Blackbeard was able to hold the blockade and ransom the residents for untold sums of gold and other tradeables.
    At his death in 1718, Blackbeard was wealthy and he was feared. Fortunately for the world-or at least, fortunately for its wealthy government-backed corporations-the era of the pirate was on its way out, although holdouts would persist and continue to gnaw at the heels of these early multinationals.

  • @conradojavier7547
    @conradojavier7547 11 месяцев назад +2

    One of the 4 Emperors.

  • @dragonfankaz567
    @dragonfankaz567 3 года назад +3

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

  • @nourelislamguennoun2798
    @nourelislamguennoun2798 4 года назад +4

    "Yami Yami no mi"

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

    "Short life and a merry one"

  • @RIhanwhy
    @RIhanwhy 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @NateDohdoubleG
    @NateDohdoubleG 2 года назад +1

    Another great episode 👍

  • @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss
    @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss 7 лет назад +11

    BlackBeard From the anime One Piece :3

  • @JustinDon
    @JustinDon 5 лет назад +56

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

    • @josephpotts8208
      @josephpotts8208 5 лет назад +6

      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 4 года назад +5

      Plankton
      Dr. Doofenshmirtz
      Thanos
      Jon Arbuckle
      Lord Farquaad
      King Dedede

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 4 года назад

      @@Ghostx003 and you are not an smart

  • @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!

  • @11calman
    @11calman 2 года назад +1

    I have to say, that I have just been watching "Black Sails" About Black-Beard & all the other pirates, the scene where they captured him was really great & when they "Keel--Hauled" him under the boat,,,,,,,,,,,, WOW,, just have a look

  • @LiamPalmerMedia
    @LiamPalmerMedia 4 года назад

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

  • @Dirk625
    @Dirk625 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @kaasuhella8820
    @kaasuhella8820 Год назад +8

    Whos here after OB S3 ending?

  • @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 Год назад

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

  • @iinured
    @iinured 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @honorladone8682
    @honorladone8682 2 года назад +1

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

  • @jiraiyaboy9848
    @jiraiyaboy9848 6 лет назад +53

    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 +2

      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.

  • @altairibn-laahad1172
    @altairibn-laahad1172 6 лет назад +67

    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 4 года назад

      Out X Sn1per so was kidds death

  • @snazzie8287
    @snazzie8287 6 лет назад +63

    Big Mom?

  • @MrKevinMills
    @MrKevinMills Месяц назад +1

    Centuries ? Legend Pirate Forever !!!

  • @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.

  • @MerXy1
    @MerXy1 4 года назад +4

    Marshall D. Teach (one piece)

  • @clifftrainor6774
    @clifftrainor6774 5 лет назад +2

    Less than two years!?! Damn, the man knew how to get stuff done. Over the course of 3 years I still haven't set up my LinkedIn account.

  • @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.

  • @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 3 года назад

      Rip

  • @L8RSTORM
    @L8RSTORM 7 лет назад +70

    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 4 года 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 4 года назад +1

      SlewedBoot25934 I agree

    • @venmathepirate3076
      @venmathepirate3076 4 года назад +1

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

    • @SlewedBoot25934
      @SlewedBoot25934 4 года назад +1

      @@venmathepirate3076 want some soup with your idiot juice

  • @thathistoryiscoolguy
    @thathistoryiscoolguy 5 лет назад +4

    Blackbeard is a savage

    • @meowmeow3778
      @meowmeow3778 5 лет назад

      Not really tough he will tease his victims by pretending to kill them

  • @Someone8.
    @Someone8. 3 года назад +1

    That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen

  • @pikmak920
    @pikmak920 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @declanl2167
    @declanl2167 5 лет назад +4

    "Don't sit there like a barrel of wet fish, WE'RE CELEBRATING MY RETIREMENT!!!"