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Bartholomew Roberts: The Most Successful Pirate Ever - History Matters (Short Animated Documentary)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/history-matters-store-2 Special Thanks to the following Patrons for their support on Patreon: Franco La Bruna Daniel Lambert Richard Wolfe Joshua Mitchell Wildoer anon Andrew Niedbala Blaine Tillack William Foster Bernardo Santos Cornel Norman A. Letterman Danny Anstess Perry Gagne Henry Rabung Shaun Pullin Joooooshhhhh Daan ter Elst Paul FuzzytheFair Byzans_Scotorius Spencer Smith Mark Bevan João Santos Ryfael Rbj Richard Manklow Chris Fatta Andrew Keeling This episode covers the short career of Captain Bartholomew Roberts who ransacked the Caribbean over a three year period from 1719-1722. He raided the West Coast of Africa in 1721 and the next year was hunted down and found by the HMS Swallow, captained by Chaloner Ogle. In the confrontation Roberts was killed and his death is seen by many to mark the end of the Golden Age of Piracy

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  • Originally Aired April 17, 2019
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