Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge

Blackbeard's Henchmen Escape Prison!  October 24, 1718: After the Battle of Cape Fear River in September and the capture of Blackbeard's former compatriot, David Herriott commander of the sloop Revenge , alias Royal James , by Colonel Rhet, Herriott and boatswain, Ignatius Pell, turn King's evidence at their trial in Charleston, SC. Gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet, and the other two escape from prison with local help on this day. A sizeable £700 reward is posted for their re-capture with Herriott being shot and killed on Sullivan Island, SC a few days later. READ MORE #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #SovereignImmunity #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt   #Out...

Blackbeard A Pirating! October 22, 1717: Blackbeard and his pirate crew on the Revenge plunder the sloops Robert of Philadelphia and the Good Intent of Dublin and empty their cargo holds. READ MORE   #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #SovereignImmunity #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #OuterBanks #ourflagmeansdeath

Blackbeard's Ammunition!  If you're a pirate crew you need a lot of ammunition to subdue your prey. Here's the collection of lead shot on the Queen Anne's Revenge - Blackbeard shipwreck site. From the Nautilus Productions LLC stock footage collection. WATCH VIDEO  #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #SovereignImmunity #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt

Blackbeard Pillages the Northeast!  October 12, 1717: In the fall Blackbeard prowls the Delaware and Chesapeake bays in conjunction with two other pirate captains, Benjamin Hornigold and Stede Bonnet. Blackbeard, onboard the Revenge with a crew of 150 men and twelve guns, captures Captain Codd and his vessel off the Delaware capes. The Revenge later captured and looted the Spofford and Sea Nymph , which were leaving Philadelphia.  READ MORE #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #SovereignImmunity #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #OuterBanks #ourflagmeansdeath

Blackbeard's Anchor!  The North anchor is currently the most prominent feature on the Queen Anne's Revenge - Blackbeard wreck site. From the Nautilus Productions LLC stock footage collection. WATCH VIDEO #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #SovereignImmunity #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt

Blackbeard Throws A Party!  October 1718: Blackbeard parties at Ocracoke Island, NC with a sizable cohort that includes Charles Vane and "Calico Jack" Rackham. Rackham is most remembered for having two female crew members in his company, Mary Read and his lover Anne Bonny. Rackham was later captured by an English privateer in 1720 and hanged in November of that year in Port Royal, Jamaica. In February 1719, Vane was marooned on an uncharted island after being caught in a storm in the Bay Islands of Honduras. After being discovered by a passing British ship, he was arrested and brought to Port Royal where he was tried and later hanged in March of 1721. READ MORE   #artsandentertainment #piracy #northcarolina #shipwreck #shipwrecklaw #maritimeheritage #Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackb...