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title: Bartholomew Roberts
author: Benjamin Cole
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14432/bartholomew-roberts/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Bartholomew Roberts

_Authored by Benjamin Cole_

## Image File

[![Bartholomew Roberts](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14432.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14432.png)

## Image Caption

A colourised engraving from c. 1724 of [Bartholomew Roberts](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew_Roberts/) (aka [Black Bart Roberts](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew_Roberts/)), the notorious Welsh pirate (c. 1682-1722). The illustration shows the various flags Roberts flew to bring fear and capitulation from his victims. (From an edition of 'A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates' by Daniel Defoe/Charles Johnson).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cole, B. (2021, August 17). Bartholomew Roberts. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14432/bartholomew-roberts/>
### Chicago
Cole, Benjamin. "Bartholomew Roberts." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 17, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14432/bartholomew-roberts/>.
### MLA
Cole, Benjamin. "Bartholomew Roberts." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14432/bartholomew-roberts/>.

## License & Copyright

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