Pirates grew rich and powerful by choosing their prey carefully - there was no profit, no spoils, in fighting an armed man-of-war. Even at the height of their power, no pirate would ever challenge the authority of the English Navy on the high seas. No pirate would dare attack an English frigate. Except for one pirate, one time-

Richard Becker's Blackbeard, Chapter Two:

vs. HMS Scaraborough

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