Today in History | Blackbeard Killed in Battle with Royal Navy (1718)

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Before turning to piracy, Blackbeard, whose real name was probably Edward Teach, likely worked as a privateer in the War of the Spanish Succession. While marauding in the West Indies and along the Atlantic coast, Blackbeard enjoyed the protection of N Carolina's governor—who partook of the pirate's booty. A British naval force eventually killed Blackbeard and took his head back to England as proof. Legend has since romanticized the notoriously cruel pirate. What were some of his savage exploits?

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Blackbeard Killed in Battle with Royal Navy (1718)