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The most notorious pirates wreaked havoc from China to the Caribbean. Here are 10 fearsome pirates from history.
This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. For a list of female pirates, see women in piracy. For pirates of fiction or myth, see list of fictional pirates.
Famous Pirates. 1. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) Blackbeard, true name Edward Teach (or Thatch), was a legendary and feared pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy. He was born in the late 17th century in Bristol, England, and began his career as a sailor aboard merchant ships before turning to piracy.
Pirates attacked large convoys, were able to fight off sizeable naval ships and became a general force to be reckoned with. Below is a list of some of the most infamous and notorious of these pirates who continue to capture the imagination of the public today. 1. Edward Teach (“Blackbeard”)
There were many famous pirates that sailed the Caribbean and around the world. Some were cruel and most died young and tragically.
8 Famous Pirates From History. From state-sponsored privateers to outright outlaws, these pirates made their reputations as fearsome raiders. By: Jesse Greenspan.
Under the black flag. Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy. In the 1690s, early pirates sailed between western India and the Red Sea coasts...
Histories of piracy often subdivide the Golden Age of Piracy into three periods: The buccaneering period (approximately 1650 to 1680), characterized by Anglo-French seamen based in Jamaica and Tortuga attacking Spanish colonies, and shipping in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to western Pacific.
The real pirates of the Caribbean were desperate criminals, mostly men but some women, too, who plundered easy targets like unarmed merchant ships in the Caribbean Sea from 1690 to 1730. Famous pirates include Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Bartholomew Roberts, and Anne Bonny.
Blackbeard (born c. 1680, Bristol?, England—died November 22, 1718, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina [U.S.]) was one of history’s most famous pirates, who became an imposing figure in American folklore. Little is known of Blackbeard’s early life, and his origins have been left to speculation.