![]() ![]() Driven by the same fierce lust for riches and revenge as even the most legendary dark mariner, the real Captain Roberts was a genuine swashbuckler who swung his cutlass mercilessly and painted the Atlantic Ocean red from Canada to Madagascar. But in the dark halls of history, there was a real man with the same name, Bartholomew Roberts, who really did sail the high seas with piracy in his blood, cutting a flamboyant and brutal figure amongst his scurvy crew. And while the name may be notoriously forbidding, the man himself is largely a work of fiction. If there’s any love in your heart for the dark history of the ocean, you’ve likely heard the name Dread Pirate Roberts before. ![]() ››”Roberts himself made a gallant figure, at the time of the engagement, being dressed in a rich crimson damask waistcoat and breeches, a red feather in his hat, a gold chain round his neck, with a diamond cross hanging to it, a sword in his hand, and two pairs of pistols slung over his shoulders …”Ī General History of the Robberies and Murders of The Most Notorious Pyrates (1724) ![]()
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