1 Season
8 Episode
Pirates: Behind the Legends - Season 1 Episode 8 Roberts - The Last Great Pirate
A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.
Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.
- Year: 2024
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Studio: National Geographic
- Keyword: based on true story, pirate, character study, pirate ship, fictional biography, legendary hero, semi-biographical, fictionalized history, legends, sea pirates, historical documentary, based on real person, biographical documentary, based on legends
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- Cast: Billy Boyd, Rory Wilton, Anne Chambers, Harcourt T. Fuller, Iszi Lawrence, Tim Cartwright