Pirates: Behind the Legends

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Thursday 2 July

Blackbeard

Season 1 Episode 6 of 8

The story of history's most notorious pirate, Blackbeard. Born Edward Teach in England, he was an 18th century pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. He gained momentum through the Caribbean, before blockading Charleston and fighting a bloody battle

Pirates: Behind the Legends airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 4:00 PM, Thursday 2 July. (Subtitles, audio description.)

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