The Most Feared Pirate in History: Blackbeard - The True Story
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2016
- 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:
www.smithsonianmag.com/history...
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The fact that he was only “around” for 2 years is absolutely mind blowing
Most if not all Pirates had a rather short "career", so this is no surprise.
"Live fast, die young." (ish)
Not here for a long time but here for a good time!
@@Ravishrex1 Michael Chandler.
@@Ravishrex1 “Short life but a merry one” is pirate quote from John Roberts, funny you said that
"KENWAY!!! IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN HEROES!"
"THATCH!!!"
MY FEELS
Made me cry.
I absolutely love that this is the top comment
Why fly a black flag when a black beard will do
"20 Sword cut's and 5 bullet wounds" Just let that sink in
Bullets back then didn't leave a hole the size of tennisballs inside you
Geert Matthys yes, they did.
Not even comparable to how many Whitebeard tanked at Marineford
@@justaway6169 on god 😹😹
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.
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.
Most men aren’t 6 foot now too. American average is 5‘9
Very interesting maybe you can create your own videos I'm sure we would all be interested to watch.
imagine how bad the smell around him must have been when he is burning his beard
You have no idea if that’s true though so …. Carry on .
He didn't set his beard on fire, he put fuses in his beard which he lit before going into battle.
"A man's dream never end!"
Zehaaahah
I see ure a man of culture too
Someone get this Blackbeard a pie
edward thatch
The sky island existed..
So when did he meet up with Luffy?
Pocet Bro lol u mad
The governor wanted to know the location of One Piece
Jordan Benjamin in the final battle
Ohh he will die in 1 second
Jordan Benjamin nah, he met edward kenway :v
Blackbeard needs to be made into an HBO series
His role in Black Sails is pretty cool.
@@Fall3nAng3lsIs it good in general? Is there a decent bit of action?
@@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.
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!!!!!!!!!!!
“This Flag Means Death” is on HBO and is a great comedy from the point of view of Stede Bonnet meeting Blackbeard
I like how the comments are just my two fandoms crossing over with Assassin's Creed on one side and One Piece on another
yes
And pirates of the Caribbean as well
One Piece sucks, kiddy carton for kids with short attention span
@@phil_5430 what?? You clearly didn't read One Piece (manga at least) , God tier in story telling and world building
@@phil_5430 hate is corrosive.
What an absolute badass. Blackbeard is one of my favorite historical figures.
It is VERY childish to praise a bandit.
Rafaela B. What's funny is that you state you're very open minded, what a load of bs
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.
Galvarino. Name more badasses of world history.
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
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.
Awesome
Definitely, much more enjoyable.
5:37 the epic jump scare again XD
+Epic history TV you should make world war 2 its a good suggestion your awsome ☺
Good idea ! The voice is always injoyable ^^ Waiting for the next video !
Blackbeard : **exists**
AC4, pirates of caribbean, one piece: it's free real estate
Wait how r u alive-
@@boo4673 i was giggling before I read your question and then back to sad
And Black Sails
Blackbeard is the reason you died
SMP (Sid Meier's Pirates): It's free real estate.
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)
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.
Height and Weight that reminded me of the Marshall D. Teach
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.
Get this man an nba contract
"No Quarter "
The end scared the shit out of me
Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome oof yeah I can understand that
Alex The Awsome lol
Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome the same for me
He was called the Great Devil.... By being scared of his face at the end, you've just shown respect to the great BlackBeard.
I pooted a little bit
We need a Epic History on Genghis Khan.
The exception!
^^^^^
yup
Yes please
Butthurt Middle Eastern or East European confirmed. Btw, would rather have a documentary on the first 100 years of Mongol Empire, more interesting.
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.
"People Dreams, Never End!"
Blackbeard
I went here because of Marshall D. Teach
Dang didnt know Epic history were fans of one piece
LMAO
ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Without blackbeard , 5 billion dollar franchise of "pirates of caribbean" would not be existed.
lol
Wait a minute. I thought Blackbeard was killed by Jack Sparow on Fountain of youth.
DUNDOM5 barbosa
No, he was keel hauled 3xs then shot in the head by Gov Roger's. Well on Black Sails lol
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.
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.
Richard Taylor r/whoooosh
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.
It's already rare for people in that era to live for about 50 not to mention a pirate....
@Nayer Yayer Read again, pirates
He would have been Graybeard by that time.
@@fransbuijs808 XD
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!
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...
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!
This is becoming my favorite channel
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.
Love pirate history!! Please make more!
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
The quality of these videos is top class!
*IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD WE MIGHT OF BEEN HEROES*
might have* or might've*
We heard that and it still haunts me
Sam Gilley in a world without gold we could have been heroes
brings a tear to my eye every time
@@zalandkhan4043 "In A The World Without Gold we might have been heroes"
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.
Charles Nove is the narrator, and yes, he's a professional voice over artist.
So Blackbeard's first name was same as Whitebeard, now I can see Oda's legendary work 👌👌👍
most one piece pirates have some pirate inspiring there name
Light Yagami he’s such a genius 😢😫😫😫😫👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
His last name is Thatch. He was whitebeards 4th division commander. Blackbeard killed Thatch to get the darkness fruit.
edward thatch, yeah the previous owner of blackbeard current df
@@77-7- not Edward Thatch. Just Thatch. Edward is whitebeard himself.
Did the guy say that there is NO record of Blackbeard killing any of his victims? That’s insane!
Thank you for helping me with my home-learning you helped a lot 🥰🥰
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.
wouldnt it just be a memorial, doubt it actually had a body
Can I get your email address?
Cos I'd luv to hear more of your cruise trips more especially the Blackbeard one
What a great breakdown w/a ton of info crammed into a 6 min vid!! Great job!
what a great presentation I subscribed based on the way you presented and edited this video.. great work.
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!
Blackbeard's Ghost was a Disney movie in the mid 1960's, starring Peter Ustanof (?) As Blackbeard
I typed on the search bar Epic History for absolute no reason at all, you sir have a new subscriber ! ! !
Great to hear, thank you!
Very cool and informative... thanx for posting
Another great episode 👍
Me when I flush the toilet and the water starts rising: 5:37
What, no mention of Edward Kenway? Shame on you, Epic History TV. XP
Lol glad I wasn't the only one who immediately associates Blackbeard with Edward kenway
Yeah
Shame Edward wasn’t real though :/. Thatch drinks damnation now.
+Vodka Gods EDWARD KENWAY was real but he quitted PIRATES life after a little while and the JACKDAW was never been heard of again
Cherif Tekouk Nope he wasn't, he's a fictional character
Excellent informative video!
Nice, really like the narration with the map movements.
Now he's name is "Marshall D. Teach"
Great work man. Please make another videos and with other notorious pirates such Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack Rackham, Henry Avery and others.
Wonderful video! Excellent work :) :) :)
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
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.
Damn, Blackbeard lost some weight
The use of music in this video is AWESOME!!
I love these stories!
This guy was on a next level mission what a time to be alive
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
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!
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. :)
What an awesome Video!
this is possibly the best yt channel ever!!
I came here from being in a pirate mood, after playing Assassin's creed black flag. :D
Me too I love black flag
Wow I came from one piece
Bitcoin Crypto freedom I came here because I could
Yes, captain
oh shit me too
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
This is very informative because in my history class, we learn about things like this.
Good info, thanks
Great video, I do wish you had elaborated on how he instilled this fear without murdering or torturing any of his victims.
he instilled fear with his appearance, making himself look demon like. pirates generally wanted people to surrender so this was his tactic of choice :)
"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
We are in need of more pirate content
Very interesting thanks
the Queen Ann's revenge is off the coast of Beaufort NC !
Cxt Turner are you sure is a replica,I'm just asking cause I'm just a dumbass in the Internet asking questions 😂
The Unknown I think he means the wreck
That's la Concorde this is a French boat !
I have seen the relica brought up from it. I can confirm this.
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
It actually didn't scare me all that much, which is unusual for since jump scares always get me
2spooky4u
where's the jumpstart?
first last is it sad I saw it thought he was joking and got spooked
I love how the mounted his head on the ship pretty cool 😎
I’m from Bristol, and this is why I love Bristol so fecking much
Long live Black Beard. Black Beard still lives on through stories!
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.
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
Lol the quick zoom on blackbeard's face at the end is the greatest stinger I can think of. Nice
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.
I have to say you're awesome . And I will have to share this !
Thanks Amber!
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farewell !
Awesome, thank you!
Amber Jones you are so right
If you could do other pirate videos, could you do: Ching Shih, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Olivier Levasseur, Henry Morgan, and William Dampier please? Thanks!
That ending was badass!
Amazing!
Blackbeard is my favorite historical figure.
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
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
Ni ne lol me too 😂😂😂
Wow I would love to study or hear more of him when he was younger and if he had any family or kids
thank you!!!
Black sails anyone
Luffy?
Now I wanna play sid meier's pirates! We need more pirate documentaries!
Imagine being this legendary...
Someone needs to make a AAA movie about this.
"In a world without gold...we might have been heroes"-BLACK BEARD
I wish we knew more about pirates and had more information they are interesting for sure to see what they were doing and how they clashed together
Very nice
This is has more information than Netflix's six part series on the pirates of Nassau.
OBX Season 4 gonna pop
Fr
Watching from Belize central america I'm from formerly known as British Honduras and it's rumored that blackbeard was here in our area!! Thanks for the upload EPIC HISTORY !✌🏽🙏🌎🇧🇿🇬🇧
Assassin's Creed Black flag was so good. When Blackbeard and thatch were in memory it was incredible
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.
Most just wanted money
@@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.
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.
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.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
Thank you for replying.
Have a nice day and have a great creation of great videos!!
Simply epic
Awesome video as always. Blackbeard was a badass!
How was he a badass?
I did. How was he a badass?
Colour SGT Bourne Try baiting some of the others lol you need to get a more fulfilling hobby instead of trolling dude.
I'm trying to bate you, mate. How was Blackbeard a badass?
"Short life and a merry one"
Anyone here after the end of obx3?
Yep
is very interesting i liked
I'm waiting (impatiently) for a video about the life and times of the Dread Pirate Roberts.
As you wish.
"IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD, WE COULD'VE BEEN HEROES!"
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.
Thanks
Epic History could you do a video about the French pirate Francois l’Ollonais, probably the most savage of the pirates, who fought the Spanish, that would be awesome, loved this video on Blackbeard
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.
Yup, and his ship was believed to have originally been a merchant/slave ship