


Pirates: Behind the Legends
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 PBS America at 8:55 PM, Tuesday 28 October. (Subtitles.)
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