"...no real evidence that Blackbeard ever tortured or killed anyone."
Yeah...he was funny and loveable, just like Johnny Depp, right?
That "non-torturing" Teach once cut off a man's finger because he refused to give up a ring. He abandoned half his crew on an offshore island that was totally devoid of water, wildlife and any vegetation beyond eel grass.
I smell a future exhibition of Blackbeard's artifacts, and we must have to clean up his post-mortem PR to insure good attendance. Some people might stay away if the image of him as a bloodthirsty killer is left intact.
Who are you guys kidding?
"Pirates are just seamen that went awry....”
"...no real evidence that Blackbeard ever tortured or killed anyone."
Yeah...he was funny and loveable, just like Johnny Depp, right?
That "non-torturing" Teach once cut off a man's finger because he refused to give up a ring. He abandoned half his crew on an offshore island that was totally devoid of water, wildlife and any vegetation beyond eel grass.
I smell a future exhibition of Blackbeard's artifacts, and we must have to clean up his post-mortem PR to insure good attendance. Some people might stay away if the image of him as a bloodthirsty killer is left intact.