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  2. Queen Anne's Revenge - Wikipedia

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    Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard.The date and place of the ship's construction are uncertain, [3] and there is no record of its actions prior to 1710 when it was operating as a French privateer as La Concorde.

  3. Blackbeard - Wikipedia

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    Lee suggests that Teach also offered Bonnet the return of his ship Revenge. [56] Konstam (2007) proposes a similar idea, explaining that Teach began to see Queen Anne's Revenge as something of a liability; while a pirate fleet was anchored, news of this was sent to neighbouring towns and colonies, and any vessels nearby would delay sailing. It ...

  4. Flag of Blackbeard - Wikipedia

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    During the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718) was one of the most infamous pirates on the seas.The only record there is of what flag he flew was in 1718 in a newspaper report which stated that Blackbeard's fleet, including his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, during an attack on the Protestant Caesar flew black flags with death heads and "bloody flags".

  5. Robert Lane (pirate) - Wikipedia

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    Sample was forced to beach his ship and was captured. Lane escaped the man-of-war, but he and his crew perished when the Queen Anne's Revenge was lost ashore. [2] Robert Lane's ship Queen Anne’s Revenge should not be confused with Blackbeard’s ship Queen Anne's Revenge, which had been grounded and wrecked at Topsail Inlet in spring 1718. [4]

  6. Stede Bonnet - Wikipedia

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    The Revenge later captured and looted the Spofford and Sea Nymph, which were leaving Philadelphia. On 22 October, the Revenge stopped and robbed the Robert and Good Intent of their supplies. [20] On 17 November Blackbeard captured the French slave ship La Concorde which he took as his own, naming her Queen Anne's Revenge.

  7. 1717 in piracy - Wikipedia

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    September 29 – "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet, who has traded plantation life for a pirate ship, transfers command of his sloop, the Revenge, to Blackbeard. November 28 – Blackbeard captures the French slave ship La Concorde near Martinique, equips her with 40 guns, and renames her the Queen Anne's Revenge.

  8. Black Caesar (pirate) - Wikipedia

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    Caesar, later known as “Black Caesar” (fl. 1718), was a West African pirate who operated during the Golden Age of Piracy.He served aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge of Edward Teach (Blackbeard) and was one of the surviving members of that crew following Blackbeard’s death at the hands of Lieutenant Robert Maynard in 1718.

  9. Blackbeard in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In the game, Blackbeard (who is always referred to as Thatch as opposed to Teach or any other aliases) is an infamous English pirate captain who sails the West Indies and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. He aids and acts as a mentor-figure to the game's protagonist ...