In this week's episode, we will be covering Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard! Blackbeard was an English pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy. After serving as a privateer in the British navy, he, like many other privateers, turned to a life of piracy when the War of Spanish Succession ended in 1713. In a few short years, Blackbeard gained a notorious reputation as he and his crew attacked settlements in the Caribbean Sea and along the Atlantic Coast of North America up until he met his violent end on November 22, 1718.