Bartholomew Roberts
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Bartholomew Roberts was a Welsh pirate who was, measured by vessels captured, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. During his piratical career, he took over 400 prize ships, althoug
Bartholomew Roberts
Bart Roberts' memorial stone in Casnewydd Bach
The death of Captain Howell Davis in an ambush on Príncipe
Roberts at Ouidah, now in Benin, West Africa, with his ship and captured merchantmen in the background.
Little Newcastle
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Little Newcastle is a village, parish and former civil parish in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A map of 1578 shows the parish as Newcastle.
Bartholomew Roberts
…continues to feature in popular culture, and has inspired fictional characters (such as the Dread Pirate Roberts). He was born John Roberts in 1682 in Casnewydd Bach, between Fishguard and Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales. His father was most likely George Roberts. It is unclear why Roberts changed his name…
Village street in Little Newcastle
St. Peter's Church in Little Newcastle