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How Edward Teach Became The Treacherous Blackbeard Dressed all in black with six pistols strapped to his chest, the famed pirate ‘Blackbeard’ would tie slow-burning fuses in his long black hair and beard, giving the impression he was more demon than man as he boarded the ships of his prey. These theatrics also served a useful purpose as some crews were so terrified by his appearance and reputation they would surrender their cargo without a fight. See the terrifying illustrations and discover how a man named Edward Teach became the infamous ‘Blackbeard’ by clicking the link in our bio. The period of the late 17th and early 18th centuries was known as the Golden Age of Piracy, and the most notorious of all the Golden Age pirates was known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard was a sea robber who plagued shipping lanes off North America and the Caribbean between 1717 and 1718. By some reports, before he became a pirate Blackbeard served as a privateer during Queen Anne's War (1701–1714) and turn...