Grapeshot wound to the throat suffered during naval battle
Resting place
At sea near Cape Lopez
Known for
Being the most successful pirate in the Golden Age of Piracy
Piratical career
Nickname
Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu)
Type
Pirate
Allegiance
None
Years active
1719–1722
Rank
Captain
Base of operations
Off the coast of the Americas and West Africa
Commands
Royal Rover, Fortune, Good Fortune, Royal Fortune, Ranger, Little Ranger
Wealth
400 vessels
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.[1] During his piratical career, he took over 400 prize ships.[2] Roberts raided ships off the Americas and the West African coast between 1719 and 1722; he is also noted for creating his own pirate code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.
Roberts's infamy and success saw him become known as The Great Pyrate and eventually as Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu), and made him a popular subject for writers of both fiction and non-fiction.[3][4] To this day, Roberts continues to feature in popular culture, and has inspired fictional characters (such as the Dread Pirate Roberts).
^Rediker p. 33.
^Conlin 2009, p. 32.
^Sanders, p. 18. "Black Bart" was coined as the title of a 20th-century poem by Welsh poet Isaac Daniel Hooson, who apparently picked that name because Johnson described Roberts as having a "black" complexion.
^"Barti Ddu: the Welsh pirate king who ruled the waves". Wales Online. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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