Bartholomew Roberts - Wikipedia
Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who was, measured by vessels captured, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. [2] During his piratical career, he took over 400 prize ships , …
Biography of 'Black Bart' Roberts, Successful Pirate - ThoughtCo
Jul 21, 2019 · Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts (1682–Feb. 10, 1722) was a Welsh pirate and the most successful buccaneer of the so-called " Golden Age of Piracy," capturing and looting more ships than contemporaries such as Blackbeard, Edward Low, Jack Rackham, and Francis Spriggs combined.
Bartholomew Roberts - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 7, 2021 · Bartholomew Roberts, aka 'Black Bart' Roberts (c. 1682-1722), was a Welsh pirate and one of the most successful villains of the Golden Age of Piracy. Roberts plundered over 400 ships on both sides of the Atlantic during his infamous three-year career, far more than any other pirate of the period.
Bartholomew Roberts | 18th Century, Caribbean, Privateer ...
Bartholomew Roberts was a pirate captain of a succession of ships—the “Royal Rover,” “Fortune,” “Royal Fortune,” and “Good Fortune”—who burned and plundered ships from the coasts of West Africa to the coasts of Brazil and the Caribbean and as far north as Newfoundland.
Pirate Black Bart Roberts and the Royal Fortune - ThoughtCo
Nov 23, 2019 · Here are 10 facts about Black Bart, greatest of the real-life Pirates of the Caribbean. Roberts was an officer on board the ship Princess, a ship used to transport enslaved people, in 1719 when his ship was captured by pirates under Welshman Howell Davis.
Facts on Pirate "Black Bart" Roberts - Owlcation
Apr 19, 2024 · Black Bart is known as the greatest and most successful pirate of the Golden Age even if he is not remembered as the most famous. He looted around 400 ships in his short career as a pirate and accumulated vast wealth for the time.
‘Black Bart’ – the Most Successful Pirate of Them All
Feb 18, 2019 · Three centuries ago, a Welsh seaman turned to piracy. Within a year he’d become the most successful pirate of his era – a time we now call ‘The Golden Age of Piracy’. During his brief but spectacular career he captured over two hundred ships – more than all his pirate contemporaries combined.