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:
    www.smithsonianmag.com/history...
    #EpicHistoryTV #PirateHistory #Blackbeard

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  • @HM-dc7vh
    @HM-dc7vh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3070

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

    • @heiniknallkopp9688
      @heiniknallkopp9688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

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

    • @jmtproductions3650
      @jmtproductions3650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      "Live fast, die young." (ish)

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

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

    • @Peter_Joshua
      @Peter_Joshua 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Ravishrex1 Michael Chandler.

    • @tonyar952
      @tonyar952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

  • @AmbientSongs1
    @AmbientSongs1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4085

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

    • @JIG-vn8sc
      @JIG-vn8sc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      "THATCH!!!"

    • @marshalmarshall2109
      @marshalmarshall2109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      MY FEELS

    • @magentuspriest
      @magentuspriest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Made me cry.

    • @francinecarasig2477
      @francinecarasig2477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I absolutely love that this is the top comment

    • @RH-tv6cg
      @RH-tv6cg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Why fly a black flag when a black beard will do

  • @dibbage
    @dibbage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2082

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

    • @geert574
      @geert574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @calebsmithwick8470
      @calebsmithwick8470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      Geert Matthys yes, they did.

    • @justaway6169
      @justaway6169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

      Not even comparable to how many Whitebeard tanked at Marineford

    • @gr8pain50
      @gr8pain50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@justaway6169 on god 😹😹

    • @michaelwoolley5958
      @michaelwoolley5958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      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.

  • @araregoodguy
    @araregoodguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1359

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +131

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

    • @proserastartupsolutions5745
      @proserastartupsolutions5745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Very interesting maybe you can create your own videos I'm sure we would all be interested to watch.

    • @imjennasidel6703
      @imjennasidel6703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

    • @panchopistola8298
      @panchopistola8298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @feonor26
      @feonor26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

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

  • @demilembias2527
    @demilembias2527 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1941

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

    • @ynacyr4
      @ynacyr4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      It is VERY childish to praise a bandit.

    • @yuhyuh5674
      @yuhyuh5674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

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

    • @ohhellnahahaha867
      @ohhellnahahaha867 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Galvarino. Name more badasses of world history.

    • @alexneulaender9424
      @alexneulaender9424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      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

  • @poofnix
    @poofnix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    "A man's dream never end!"

    • @noobmastermeme
      @noobmastermeme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Zehaaahah

    • @shinma6051
      @shinma6051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I see ure a man of culture too

    • @moist4029
      @moist4029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Someone get this Blackbeard a pie

    • @77-7-
      @77-7- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      edward thatch

    • @sdach3sach167
      @sdach3sach167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The sky island existed..

  • @folkrocksage9666
    @folkrocksage9666 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    Blackbeard needs to be made into an HBO series

    • @Fall3nAng3ls
      @Fall3nAng3ls ปีที่แล้ว +10

      His role in Black Sails is pretty cool.

    • @anonymous-cy2ms
      @anonymous-cy2ms ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Fall3nAng3ls
      @Fall3nAng3ls ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @PortgasDAce-jo3tu
    @PortgasDAce-jo3tu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +658

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

    • @boo4673
      @boo4673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wait how r u alive-

    • @larassurakusuma685
      @larassurakusuma685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Dentheman1995
      @Dentheman1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And Black Sails

    • @godelemender8009
      @godelemender8009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blackbeard is the reason you died

    • @zjean3417
      @zjean3417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @daniel117100
    @daniel117100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    The end scared the shit out of me

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex The Awsome lol

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @HazbinHotelStaff
      @HazbinHotelStaff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I pooted a little bit

  • @MuhammadRaiyan135
    @MuhammadRaiyan135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes

    • @rabim5107
      @rabim5107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      And pirates of the Caribbean as well

    • @phil_5430
      @phil_5430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @tarikizgua1835
      @tarikizgua1835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@phil_5430 hate is corrosive.

  • @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746
    @ejiejejenejejejebensidjdbd6746 4 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @roopelotjonen5091
      @roopelotjonen5091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Get this man an nba contract

    • @johngrepo9976
      @johngrepo9976 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "No Quarter "

  • @michellanjeaneerasquero1310
    @michellanjeaneerasquero1310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    I went here because of Marshall D. Teach

    • @thechannelthathasfithteens6792
      @thechannelthathasfithteens6792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Dang didnt know Epic history were fans of one piece

    • @thelastronin7145
      @thelastronin7145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO

    • @D00DM00D
      @D00DM00D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    • @fareenshah3202
      @fareenshah3202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Without blackbeard , 5 billion dollar franchise of "pirates of caribbean" would not be existed.

    • @lilzim9559
      @lilzim9559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

  • @jordanbenjamin3036
    @jordanbenjamin3036 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2423

    So when did he meet up with Luffy?

  • @SodaPrezsing
    @SodaPrezsing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +379

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

    • @redheadrusskie
      @redheadrusskie 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ^^^^^

    • @operateur1177
      @operateur1177 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup

    • @andrehecklae7892
      @andrehecklae7892 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes please

    • @GutsLikesItInTheAss
      @GutsLikesItInTheAss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @tembakaugunung6139
    @tembakaugunung6139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    "People Dreams, Never End!"
    Blackbeard

  • @sacke1103
    @sacke1103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @john2432
      @john2432 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Nayer Yayer Read again, pirates

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He would have been Graybeard by that time.

    • @NachoGaming30
      @NachoGaming30 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fransbuijs808 XD

  • @EpichistoryTv
    @EpichistoryTv  8 ปีที่แล้ว +764

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Awesome

    • @Mexxy
      @Mexxy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Definitely, much more enjoyable.

    • @MASTERMIND-mr6er
      @MASTERMIND-mr6er 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      5:37 the epic jump scare again XD

    • @kimevans8072
      @kimevans8072 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @mostafabellabiad3030
      @mostafabellabiad3030 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @DUNDOM5
    @DUNDOM5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1951

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

    • @camilleh7484
      @camilleh7484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      DUNDOM5 barbosa

    • @traeherren2269
      @traeherren2269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @richardtaylor1062
      @richardtaylor1062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Richard Taylor r/whoooosh

  • @Angel-uh7oy
    @Angel-uh7oy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

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

    • @scottgrasser9737
      @scottgrasser9737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      most one piece pirates have some pirate inspiring there name

    • @mikasafangirl5958
      @mikasafangirl5958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @muns8928
      @muns8928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @77-7-
      @77-7- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      edward thatch, yeah the previous owner of blackbeard current df

    • @muns8928
      @muns8928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @shawngilliland243
    @shawngilliland243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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...

  • @samgilley3160
    @samgilley3160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +394

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

    • @derek400004
      @derek400004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      might have* or might've*

    • @jannatibegumruma7271
      @jannatibegumruma7271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We heard that and it still haunts me

    • @zalandkhan4043
      @zalandkhan4043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @go10thousand.
      @go10thousand. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      brings a tear to my eye every time

    • @stonecold6022
      @stonecold6022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @morpheus674
    @morpheus674 8 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    This is becoming my favorite channel

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @pepela8214
    @pepela8214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @aleksyblack
    @aleksyblack ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @223Warlord
    @223Warlord 7 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    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  7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

  • @Mattnoble80
    @Mattnoble80 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    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

  • @sgrdpdrsn
    @sgrdpdrsn ปีที่แล้ว +39

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @bentleyferguson2.1
      @bentleyferguson2.1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @barneyforfree5392
    @barneyforfree5392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @GrudgeyCable
    @GrudgeyCable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    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!

  • @christianolson8543
    @christianolson8543 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most just wanted money

    • @christianolson8543
      @christianolson8543 ปีที่แล้ว +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 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @kaitlynsplayhouse2473
    @kaitlynsplayhouse2473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Damn, Blackbeard lost some weight

  • @MatthewSchooley94
    @MatthewSchooley94 7 ปีที่แล้ว +327

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

    • @therevolution6436
      @therevolution6436 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

    • @thisisthetruth4525
      @thisisthetruth4525 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

    • @SwordNSkullGaming
      @SwordNSkullGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @cheriftekouk7870
      @cheriftekouk7870 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @bitcoincryptofreedom3652
    @bitcoincryptofreedom3652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +234

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

    • @bro3bode866
      @bro3bode866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too I love black flag

    • @kodiax9847
      @kodiax9847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wow I came from one piece

    • @arkdrawingandstuff5512
      @arkdrawingandstuff5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bitcoin Crypto freedom I came here because I could

    • @ra_alf9467
      @ra_alf9467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, captain

    • @Blessingvr
      @Blessingvr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh shit me too

  • @sturggaming6759
    @sturggaming6759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @thefateweaverchannel2288
    @thefateweaverchannel2288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @User18dog
      @User18dog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @trnrarmy
    @trnrarmy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Unknown I think he means the wreck

    • @marlene97280
      @marlene97280 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's la Concorde this is a French boat !

    • @johnnypopulus5521
      @johnnypopulus5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @3uffalo3illard
    @3uffalo3illard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love pirate history!! Please make more!

  • @jeanniemainzer8551
    @jeanniemainzer8551 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Corey_Rose04
    @Corey_Rose04 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    OBX Season 4 gonna pop

  • @GhostTank482
    @GhostTank482 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @Yurippe123
      @Yurippe123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2spooky4u

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      where's the jumpstart?

    • @rexstewart4740
      @rexstewart4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "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

  • @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294
    @theguyyoudontfuckingknow294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Black sails anyone

  • @Al-ou3so
    @Al-ou3so 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The quality of these videos is top class!

  • @elusivelight3766
    @elusivelight3766 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Someone needs to make a AAA movie about this.

  • @SFS440Hertz
    @SFS440Hertz ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 :)

  • @Fishermansrus
    @Fishermansrus ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Anyone here after the end of obx3?

  • @itzSlytherinapple
    @itzSlytherinapple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @mageillus
    @mageillus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @nine7220
    @nine7220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ni ne lol me too 😂😂😂

  • @NateDohdoubleG
    @NateDohdoubleG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great episode 👍

  • @snazzie8287
    @snazzie8287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Luffy?

  • @jaysartori9032
    @jaysartori9032 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @babybleau1964
    @babybleau1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Blackbeard is my favorite historical figure.

  • @JarcodeRover
    @JarcodeRover ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these stories!

  • @slabbyfatback2272
    @slabbyfatback2272 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Kevin-hb5rk
    @Kevin-hb5rk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Short life and a merry one"

  • @alasdairdrake8507
    @alasdairdrake8507 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @wmrustycox
    @wmrustycox ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool and informative... thanx for posting

  • @Mystic_94
    @Mystic_94 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent informative video!

  • @greatavielite
    @greatavielite 6 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @syakuragisan
      @syakuragisan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      KUROUZU!!

    • @chhaylab7520
      @chhaylab7520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Marshall D teach

    • @Rushking20
      @Rushking20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      greatavielite lol was looking for this comment

    • @johngungaming749
      @johngungaming749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MUGIWARA!!

    • @jurtra9090
      @jurtra9090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BURAKKU HOORU!

  • @mamacat2049
    @mamacat2049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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. :)

  • @brucehescht1210
    @brucehescht1210 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Blackbeard007
    @Blackbeard007 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a great presentation I subscribed based on the way you presented and edited this video.. great work.

  • @mirandamedrano366
    @mirandamedrano366 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    who’s hear after watching outerbanks season 3

    • @piethrower6475
      @piethrower6475 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah I'm here from one piece

  • @xarhsify
    @xarhsify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @TheWhistlingBreeze
    @TheWhistlingBreeze 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The use of music in this video is AWESOME!!

  • @draphotube4315
    @draphotube4315 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We are in need of more pirate content

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @strongstone4485
    @strongstone4485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @thamor4746
    @thamor4746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice, really like the narration with the map movements.

  • @jl88570
    @jl88570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @nicolasellis480
    @nicolasellis480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @amberjones4285
    @amberjones4285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Amber!

    • @amberjones4285
      @amberjones4285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THIS TH-camR IS AWESOME ! Please share ! He is amazing !
      And I cant tell you how much I love history . This guy just does it right !
      th-cam.com/video/_eyKPDsOyR8/w-d-xo.html
      ^^^
      This is what I'm going to share because I do believe you do it right.
      farewell !

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Awesome, thank you!

    • @imathewofcanada3930
      @imathewofcanada3930 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amber Jones you are so right

  • @kbro7997
    @kbro7997 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video! Excellent work :) :) :)

  • @anakinvader9120
    @anakinvader9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an awesome Video!

  • @HazbinHotelStaff
    @HazbinHotelStaff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @LeftRightWay
    @LeftRightWay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @LiamPalmerMedia
    @LiamPalmerMedia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @BloodMoonMordekaiser
    @BloodMoonMordekaiser 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very informative because in my history class, we learn about things like this.

  • @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss
    @NarutoUzamaki-pf9ss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    BlackBeard From the anime One Piece :3

  • @dragonfankaz567
    @dragonfankaz567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @zanyewest572
    @zanyewest572 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is possibly the best yt channel ever!!

  • @gitanopnmex
    @gitanopnmex 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good info, thanks

  • @snazzie8287
    @snazzie8287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Big Mom?

    • @wilmer360tv
      @wilmer360tv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      One piece

    • @ericke9611
      @ericke9611 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The 5th emperor rises

  • @konankeisetsu7375
    @konankeisetsu7375 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.

    • @konankeisetsu7375
      @konankeisetsu7375 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @rationalconservative386
    @rationalconservative386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ending was badass!

  • @humanplace4254
    @humanplace4254 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine being this legendary...

  • @Dirk625
    @Dirk625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @jiraiyaboy9848
    @jiraiyaboy9848 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The 42 people who disliked this are guaranteed redcoats!

    • @andrewmccloud8581
      @andrewmccloud8581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @solidjohn6856
    @solidjohn6856 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting thanks

  • @theoutlook55
    @theoutlook55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @dean8147
    @dean8147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    blackbeard representing my home, Bristol ~
    arr' me matey

    • @Blackbeard007
      @Blackbeard007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @calamityjames5323
      @calamityjames5323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ISawABear
    @ISawABear 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Hell yeah, gotta have a sexy voice.

  • @spoolofflarn8760
    @spoolofflarn8760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @zacharytuller2262
    @zacharytuller2262 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @mageillus
    @mageillus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Accurize2
    @Accurize2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @henry3947
    @henry3947 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @ironice4305
    @ironice4305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @altairibn-laahad1172
    @altairibn-laahad1172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Anyone remember Assassin's creed Black Flag ???

    • @ee-us3cu
      @ee-us3cu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me i remembered thatch death thats so sad

    • @squeguinquack2570
      @squeguinquack2570 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @rexstewart4740
      @rexstewart4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Out X Sn1per so was kidds death