The hunt for Blackbeard: the world's most notorious pirate

The players

The man and the myth

Nemesis - Alexander Spotswood

Contemporaries and the Times

The new pirate captain

Flagship

Blackbeard's victims

The Adventure continues

Charles Town

Death of the Queen

Pardon

The beginning of the end

Lies, damn lies and politics

Battle plan

Showdown

Trials and tribulations

Fate and collusion

Legacy

Appendix I: Spotswood's version of the truth

Appendix II: Unhappiness in the Colonies: various letters

Appendix III: Spotswood timeline.