November 22, 1718: Blackbeard Killed
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🗓️ 22 November 2019
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | At Barclays, we're here for the land of football. |
| 0:06.4 | We're here for the Premier League, |
| 0:09.0 | and the Barclays Women's Super League. |
| 0:12.1 | We're here for the football chance for giving more girls a chance. |
| 0:18.0 | We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy booths. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all. |
| 0:27.6 | Barclays, here for the land of football. Today is Friday, November 22nd, 2019. |
| 0:37.0 | On this day in 1718, the infamous Pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina. |
| 0:46.0 | Though he was wanted for many crimes, he was set to be pardoned by King George the first. |
| 0:52.0 | The Virginian sailors sent to kill Blackbeard. hardened by King George the first. |
| 0:52.8 | The Virginian sailors sent to kill Blackbeard |
| 0:55.8 | were thus acting on illegal orders |
| 0:58.6 | from Governor Alexander Spotswood. |
| 1:10.0 | Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original. Today we're covering the famous Battle of Okra-Coke Island that finally brought down Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard. |
| 1:19.0 | Let's go back to the morning of November 22nd, 1718, when Teach was waking up from a night of partying. |
| 1:31.7 | Edward arose from his bunk, his back cracking as he rolled his shoulders forward. |
| 1:38.0 | He stumbled slightly as he made his way across his cabin, |
| 1:42.0 | perhaps too much rum last night. Oh well, only thing for it was to have a little more. |
| 1:50.0 | After having another cup, he dressed in his usual frightening manner. |
| 1:55.0 | Long coat, bracer with no fewer than three pistols, tricorn hat, and of course matches throughout his beard, |
| 2:05.0 | Lid on fire so as to give him the appearance of a devil. |
| 2:10.0 | These were key accessories in his pirate persona. |
| 2:15.0 | He was 38, not an especially old man. |
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