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2.   He was originally named John Roberts and was born in Whales in 1682. (His name is Barti Ddu in Welsh)  Because he loved the naval life, he chose to work for many ships and thus found himself working on the British Slaver “ Princess ”  He was then captured and enslaved by a pirate, Howell Davis, but he soon realized that enjoyed the life of a pirate.  He became Davis’ favorite shipmate.  In 1719 his ship was ambushed and Davis died, the crew elected Roberts as a new captain and he changed his name to Bartholomew Roberts The Beginning

3. Flag  First flag: Shows him (Bartholomew) and death holding an hourglass  Second flag: shows him standing on two skulls, meant to represent a Barbadian and a Martiniquian

4.   It was established in 1721.  Article II: when distributing prizes such as gold, money, and clothing, all men will have equal amounts.  Article III: no gambling!  Article IV, lights out by eight.  Article VI: no women or boys allowed, if found with either person, consequence of death shall be put in place. His code of conduct

5.   The majority of his flagships were named Royal Fortune.  One of them was captured multiple times in various French ports.  Another Royal Fortune was a French warship equipped with 52 guns.  Other ship names included: Rover, Little Ranger, Good Fortune, and Sea King Ships

6.   The areas with the most activity were:  Africa, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean.  They stole enormous amounts goods from the Portuguese off the coast of Brazil.  Stole from early American colonies in New England.  In some African coasts he and his crew captured over 100 ships.  Roberts captured over 21 ships in the Caribbean Who did he harass the most?

7.  Association with other pirates  Howell Davis  He was his ‘mentor’ and the person that introduced him to piracy.  Besides Davis, he did not require the help of other pirates(besides his crew members) to get what he wanted.

8.   The majority of his activity occurred between 1719- 1722  Because most of the crew members in captured ships fled or died in the process, Bartholomew just claimed their ships and goods.  Whenever a slave ship was captured, Bartholomew figured he'd make a profit by selling slaves. Pirating Activities

9.   He preferred to wear fancy clothes: a rich crimson waistcoat, a hat with a red feather, and a diamond cross hanging from his neck  Bartholomew was calm but quite cold-blooded. He captured a slave ship once, holding eighty slaves and their slaver. For unknown reasons, he chose to burn the ship with the people on it, instead of taking advantage of its value.  He captured the governor of Martinique, his archenemy, and had him hanged Interesting Stories

10.   He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, capturing more ships than Blackbeard or Captain Kidd.  The year in which his crew was captured was the last year of the Pirate's Golden Age. Continuation…