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Edward Teach

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Noun1.Edward Teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)Edward Teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)


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Most historical accounts contend that the early 18th century pirate, known as Edward Teach or Thatch, was from Bristol, England.
This follows the old proverb, "Give a man a fish and he be able-bodied to eat ; Edward Teach a man to fish and he never go hungry.
One of history's best-known pirates, Blackbeard was probably born in Bristol in 1680 and answered to the name of Edward Teach.
 
 
 
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