Which pirate’s ship was called Queen Anne’s Revenge?
Queen Anne's Revenge Queen Anne's Revenge Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by the pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach). Although the date and place of the ship's construction are uncertain, it is believed she was built for merchant service in Bristol in 1710 and named "Concord". One year later she was captured by the French and renamed "La Concorde". After several years' service with the French (both as a naval frigate and as a merchant vessel - much of the time as a slave trading ship), she was captured by Blackbeard and his pirates in 1717. Blackbeard
Queen Anne style furniture ornament (often in a shell shape) emphasizing the material, are characteristic of Queen Anne style. In contrast to William and Mary furniture, which was marked by rectilinearity (straight lines) and use of curves for decoration, Queen Anne furniture uses C-scroll, S-scrolls, and ogee (S-curve) shapes in the structure of the furniture itself. In sophisticated urban environments, walnut was a frequent choice for furniture in the Queen Anne style, superseding the previously dominant oak and leading to the era being called "the age of walnut." However, poplar, cherry, and maple were also used in Queen Anne style furniture. Ornamentation is minimal,