The Fall of Blackbeard: The End of Piracy’s Darkest Legend
On November 22, 1718, Edward Teach, better known as the notorious pirate Blackbeard, met his violent end in a clash with British naval forces off the coast of North Carolina. This dramatic confrontation, led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard, marked the culmination of Blackbeard’s reign of terror across the Atlantic and the Caribbean. His death symbolized […]