Yoho yoho a pirate's''Edward life forTeach''' me.(c. 1680<ref name ="BRP">{{cite book | last = Perry | first = Dan | title = Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean | origyear = 2006 | publisher = Thunder's Mouth Press | isbn = 1-56025-885-3 |pages= 14}}</ref> – [[November 22]] [[1718]]), better known as '''Blackbeard''', was a notorious [[England|English]] [[pirate]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]] and western [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] during the early 18th century, a period referred to as the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. His best known vessel was the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'', which is believed to have run aground near Beaufort Inlet, [[North Carolina]] in 1718.<ref>[http://www.qaronline.org/education/edintro.htm Queen Anne's Revenge Online]</ref>
Blackbeard often fought, or simply showed himself, wearing a big feathered [[tricorn]], and having multiple [[sword]]s, [[knives]], and [[pistol]]s at his disposal. It was reported in the ''General History of the Pirates'' that he had [[hemp]] and lit matches woven into his enormous black beard during battle to intimidate his enemies. Blackbeard is often regarded as the premier image of the seafaring [[Piracy|pirate]].
