Bartholomew Roberts

John Roberts Full Name: John Roberts Alias: Bartholomew Roberts Black Bart Origin: Little Newcastle, United Kingdom Occupation: Pirate Crimes: War crimes Terrorism Piracy Theft Misogyny Rape Xenophobia Murder Kidnapping Torture Type of Villain: Sadistic Pirate

Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born as John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who raided ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy as measured by vessels captured, taking over 400 prizes in his career. He is also known as Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu), but this name was never used in his lifetime.