Edward “Blackbeard” Teach was a real sailor who allegedly left behind a hefty treasure Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home ...

Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, the women pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny, were all part of this one gang. It’s this gang that all of the pop culture images and iconography related to pirates comes from.

He wasn’t born Baby Blackbeard – his real name was Edward Teach. 3. Who’s afraid of big bad Blackbeard? Some historians argue that there is little evidence that Blackbeard was a particularly ...

As many One Piece fans already expected, Blackbeard is gearing up to be one of the biggest threats at the end of the series. Through careful planning and a bit of brute force, Blackbeard has ...