Blackbeard - Biography

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In the early eighteenth century, one man made his name as the most notorious pirate of all time.The legend of Edward Thatch, aka "Blackbeard", has spawned television shows, novels, and major motion pictures. Stories abound of his wild eyes striking fear into enemy hearts, of the six pistols strapped to his chest, and of his arrival in battle with his jet-black beard set ablaze.But how much is fact and how much fiction?This is a biography of Blackbeard.A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by Paul McGann.Written by Luke Kuhns. With thanks to Colin Woodard, author of The Republic of Pirates.This episode was originally featured on Short History Of...Noiser+ members get ad free listening, exclusive content, and early access to new episodes across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started, or visit noiser.com/subscriptions.No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on May 27, 2026.

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In the early eighteenth century, one man made his name as the most notorious pirate of all time.The legend of Edward Thatch, aka "Blackbeard", has spawned television shows, novels, and major motion pictures. Stories abound of his wild eyes striking...

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