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Who is Blackbeard?
Blackbeard is regarded by many as the most famous pirate the ever terrorized the seas during the golden age of piracy. History claims that he had as many as fourteen wives, but there is no documentation on that. His last wife was Mary Ormound.
Blackbeard often fought, or simply showed himself, wearing a big feathered tricorn, and having multiple weapons always at his disposal. It was reported in theGeneral History of the Pirates that he had hemp and lighted matches woven into his enormous black beard during battle. Accounts of people who saw him fighting say that they thought he "looked like the devil" with his fearsome face and the smoke cloud around his head. This image, which he cultivated, has made him the premier image of the seafaring pirate.
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| Drawing of Blackbeard |
How did it sink?
The ship sank around 1718 when it ran onto a sandbar in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. though the ship did not contain plunder, it did contain various artifacts that give us insight as to what ships probably carried during that period
What was found?
several cannons, sabers, and surgical tools were found within the wreckage. the medical tools were very rudimentary and used to conduct crude life-saving procedures after a battle.
The medical research team would be the best group to be involved in! To take a look back at how people understood medicine at the time and how far we have come is a definite eye opener to understanding how much we didn't know at the time. Can you imagine how many people could have been saved if they had a better understanding of medicine? Would Blackbeard's army have been more dangerous? How big could it have grown if his men survived injuries from their battles?
Sources.
http://www.qaronline.org/history/ships-journey
http://www.livescience.com/49564-photos-blackbeard-pirate-medical-instruments.html
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