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” »
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Welsh History
Welsh History
1705 Pontfaen is a small rural village and parish in the community of Cwm Gwaun, north Pembrokeshire and includes the country house of the Laugharne family. Francis Jones studied this family in the paper Pontfaen (1977) and records information on Vaughan Lausharne (1678-1705) who died aged 27 and unmarried. Laugharne’s will, dated 6 April 1705, … Read More “18th Century” »