One of Hampton’s earliest claims to fame was the fact that the head of Blackbeard the Pirate, who was killed by a British naval officer, was hung on a pole near the entrance to Hampton Creek.

The famed pirate died in a sea battle with a Virginia-based squadron in 1718. A British commander had Blackbeard’s head cut off and displayed on a scaffold.

OCRACOKE, N.C. Blackbeard lost his head in Ocracoke nearly 300 years ago, following unlawful actions by an overzealous Virginia lieutenant governor, according to a historian. The pirate could have … ...

Blackbeard was decapitated and his head was taken to Virginia along with survivors of his captured crew, most of whom were tried and executed. In the pirate's wake.

He chopped off Blackbeard’s head and attached it to his mast. Legend has it that when they threw Blackbeard’s body over, it swam around the boat seven times before sinking.

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Hugh Jackman has shaved his head for his upcoming turn as the mischievous pirate Blackbeard in “Pan.” “Blackbeard is born. #PAN,” the Tony Awards host captioned a picture he posted on ...

Hugh Jackman, is that you? The “X-Men: Days of Future Past” star, 45, showed off a new look on Instagram Tuesday, just two days after his turn hosting the Tonys. Jackman, his head fresh… ...