# Bartholomew Roberts — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bartholomew-roberts-whe-definition-discussion/11928 "2021-09-07T15:55:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bartholomew-roberts-whe-definition-discussion/11928/1 "2021-09-07T15:55:43Z")

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Bartholomew Roberts, aka 'Black Bart' Roberts (c. 1682-1722), was a Welsh pirate and one of the most successful villains of the Golden Age of Piracy. Roberts plundered over 400 ships on both sides of the Atlantic during his infamous three-year career, far more than any other pirate of the period.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew\_Roberts/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew_Roberts/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bartholomew-roberts-whe-definition-discussion/11928/2 "2026-07-29T18:28:50Z")

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