Since at least the 19th Century, pirates have been both romanticized and immortalized in various forms of entertainment. However, the real, larger-than-life figures from the so-named Golden Age of Piracy were decidedly more frightening and vicious than popular culture leads on. The most fearsome of these was Edward Teach, better known by his given name, Blackbeard, who became the scourge of both the Caribbean and colonial America in the early 18th Century. Who was this man? Where did he come from? And how did he ascend to the ranks of being one of the most notorious figures in history? Tune in to today's exciting episode to find out!
