Blackbeard

Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 18th century. He captained the Queen Anne's Revenge, a 200-ton frigate originally named the Concord, and died in a fierce battle with troops from Virginia on November 22, 1718 at Ocracoke Island. 
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Blackbeard.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1936	Teach, the bloody pirate	
* The Devil and Daniel Webster, author Stephen Vincent Benét	
* In Marshfield, Massachusetts, during the early 19th century, the Devil goes to court to collect the soul of Jabez Stone. After being allowed to pick the jurors, the Devil picked Teach, as well as Walter Butler, Simon Girty, King Philip, Sir Thomas Dale, Morton of Merry Mount, John Smeet, as well as five other jurors and Justice John Hathorne. Benedict Arnold was away on other business.The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet - Project Gutenberg Australia - Retrieved 12 April 2021
2011	Blackbeard 	
* Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	
* Blackbeard kidnaps fellow pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in a plot to find the Fountain of Youth.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - IMDB - Retrieved 6 April 2021
* Blackbeard was portrayed by Ian McShane.Ian McShane - IMDB - Retrieved 6 April 2021
==Links==
*Blackbeard on Wikipedia
*Blackbeard in popular culture on Wikipedia
*Blackbeard on Encyclopædia Britannica
*Blackbeard on TV Tropes
==References==
Category:Real people
Category:Real pirates
Category:Real people who died in battle
Category:Real English pirates
Category:Real 1718 deaths
Category:Real 17th century births
Category:Real 18th century deaths