Welsh History
BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS (1682-1722) Bartholomew Roberts was born in Casnewydd Bach (Little Newcastle) in West Wales in 1682 and became one of the most successful pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy (1650s-1730s). He is believed to have had a relationship with John Waldon. Terry Breverton in his The Book of Welsh Pirates and Buccaneers describes … Read More “17th Century” »