Bartholomew Roberts
publication date: Friday, January 6, 2012 (part of Winter 2012)
category: Piracy
clue: The last great pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy was also its most accomplished, stopping only to honor the Sabbath.
explanation: Roberts captured more vessels than any other pirate in history, and was known for giving his crews a day of rest on Sunday. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Ryan Dunn

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